A zip code map of the United States shows a comparison of measurement values across US States.
We are working with the dataset Income Tax Returns, built on the Income_Tax_2014_Zipcode.csv datafile that contains statistical information about Personal Income Tax Returns for 2014, summarized by zipcode. See Income Tax Returns for information about the dataset.
Start a new visual based on dataset Income Tax Returns.
See Importing Data, Creating Datasets, and Creating Visuals.
In the visuals menu, find and click Map (row 5, column 1).
Note that the shelves of the visual changed. They are now X, Y, Geo, Measures, Drill, Tooltips, and Filters.
The only mandatory shelf for map visuals is Geo.
Populate the shelves from the available fields (Dimensions, Measures, and so on) in the Data menu.
Zipcode
and add it to the Geo shelf. Notice that
the field is automatically accepted as a Geo Type.In the Data menu, enter the term "farm" in the Search box, and then add the field
Returns Farm
to the Measures shelf.
Select State
and add it to the Filters shelf. When the Filter for
State window modal appears, select the South Atlantic region states
under the Values tab: DC (District of Columbia),
DE (Delaware), FL (Florida), GA (Georgia), MD
(Maryland), NC (North Carolina), SC (South Carolina), VA
(Virginia), and WV (West Virginia) . Click Apply.
Click Refresh Visual.
The map visual appears. You can adjust the size and focus of the visual to show the area of interest.
Click (pencil icon) next to the title of the visualization to edit it, and enter the new name.
Income Tax Returns - Zipcode
.At the top left corner of the Visual Designer, click Save.