Mapping GIS Data Flashcards
What colors should you avoid because of colour blindness?
Red and green
varying in shape, line type, pattern, colour, and font is;
Changes in category
Varying in size, thickness, and colour is;
Changes in quantity
what type of data has each feature having its own value?
Nominal data
which data type is usually on maps as labels?
Nominal
Which data type separates features in distinct categories?
Categorical
Which data type has different symbols for each category?
Categorical
Which data type ranks categories based on quantitative measure?
Ordinal
Which data type is this an example of; slope: low, medium, high
Ordinal
Which data type places values along a numerical scale?
Quantitative
What is good for unevenly distributed or skewed data?
Jerks natural breaks
What is good for uniformly distributed data?
Equal interval, defined, standard deviation
What is best for evenly distributed data
Quantile
What is best for positive skewed distributions>
Geometrical interval
What is best for a non technical audience?
Equal interval
