Instructions & Helpful Tips Community Statistics Page
Instructions & Helpful Tips Community Statistics Page There are three different ways to use the data displayed on the page: 1) Drop-down boxes at the top:
Click on the down arrow of the category and select the value you want. You may search by Region, State, Community, Median Household Income, Human Population, Community Intake, and Year. Here, we selected the Region of West:
Advanced Community Search: You have the ability to type a partial Community name to find the Community you want. To do so, click on the magnifying glass icon that shows up when you mouse just above the Community drop-down arrow:
It then becomes an editable box:
To cancel, click the “x” at the far right of the box. To reset any filters back to the default, we recommend using the “refresh” button on your browser. You can alternately use the “reload” button at the bottom of the page, but previously highlighted areas may remain highlighted.
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2) Map:
You can select a Community by clicking on one of the circles:
You can select multiple Communities by using Ctrl+Click (Command+Click if you’re using a Mac):
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If you hover over the circles, a pop-up appears with some additional information about the Community:
Oftentimes, there are many Communities clustered near each other and it’s difficult to get to the circle for the Community you want. Using the “Zoom using the mouse” option will allow you to view a magnified section of the map. At the bottom of the page, there are 6 icons. Click on the arrow on the right and select “Zoom using the mouse”.
You can still hover over circles on the map, but when you click, the map will zoom in:
Once you’ve zoomed in as far as needed, go back down to the arrow icon and choose “Select using the mouse”:
Now you will be able to select a Community by clicking on their circle in the zoomed-in map. Note: The third option, “Pan using mouse”, is not applicable since all data points are visible on the default map. Page 3 of 6
3) Data listing at the bottom of the page.
You can view the data for a specific State or Community by clicking in the data chart area. For State, click on the two-letter state code; for Community, click anywhere along the row of data for that Community:
The Summary Stats, Map and Dog and Cat Statistics update with that State or Community’s data:
Click it again and the data reverts back to the default. Shift+Click and Ctrl(Command)+Click can be used to select multiple Communities or States. To revert back to the default, you need to select one Community (or State) and then click that Community (or State). Or, click your browser’s refresh button.
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If you hover over the various data columns for a Community, a pop-up window appears with some additional information:
You can sort the data by columns, or remove columns. To sort the data, click the heading of the column you wish to sort by and click the Sort button at the bottom of the page:
Selecting Ascending will sort the data from lowest to highest; Descending will sort the data from highest to lowest. Here we sorted by Human Population in Ascending order:
You’ll note the data is only sorted within the sub-category of State. To filter the data, click the column you would like to exclude from the report and click the Filter button at the bottom of the page:
Alternately, you can choose to Keep Only the column(s) you have selected. Here we Excluded Human Population:
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You can also download the data when the Data Chart area is selected (click anywhere in this area – there will be a blue line around the Data Chart to indicate it has been selected). We find the Crosstab option to be the most useful – it takes the Data Chart and converts it to an Excel spreadsheet. Click the Export button and select Crosstab:
From the Export Crosstab dialog box, select Download:
From here you can open or save the Excel file. You can export the entire page to an Image or PDF file. The resulting output is basically a screen shot of what you’re viewing. 1) To download what you’re viewing as an Image or a PDF, click the Export button:
If you select Image, you’ll create a .png file; if you select Print to PDF, you will create a .pdf file.
or Click Download and you can either save or view the image or file.
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Click on the down arrow of the category and select the value you want. You may search by Region, State, Community, Median Household Income, Human Population, Community Intake, and Year. Here, we selected the Region of West:
Advanced Community Search: You have the ability to type a partial Community name to find the Community you want. To do so, click on the magnifying glass icon that shows up when you mouse just above the Community drop-down arrow:
It then becomes an editable box:
To cancel, click the “x” at the far right of the box. To reset any filters back to the default, we recommend using the “refresh” button on your browser. You can alternately use the “reload” button at the bottom of the page, but previously highlighted areas may remain highlighted.
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2) Map:
You can select a Community by clicking on one of the circles:
You can select multiple Communities by using Ctrl+Click (Command+Click if you’re using a Mac):
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If you hover over the circles, a pop-up appears with some additional information about the Community:
Oftentimes, there are many Communities clustered near each other and it’s difficult to get to the circle for the Community you want. Using the “Zoom using the mouse” option will allow you to view a magnified section of the map. At the bottom of the page, there are 6 icons. Click on the arrow on the right and select “Zoom using the mouse”.
You can still hover over circles on the map, but when you click, the map will zoom in:
Once you’ve zoomed in as far as needed, go back down to the arrow icon and choose “Select using the mouse”:
Now you will be able to select a Community by clicking on their circle in the zoomed-in map. Note: The third option, “Pan using mouse”, is not applicable since all data points are visible on the default map. Page 3 of 6
3) Data listing at the bottom of the page.
You can view the data for a specific State or Community by clicking in the data chart area. For State, click on the two-letter state code; for Community, click anywhere along the row of data for that Community:
The Summary Stats, Map and Dog and Cat Statistics update with that State or Community’s data:
Click it again and the data reverts back to the default. Shift+Click and Ctrl(Command)+Click can be used to select multiple Communities or States. To revert back to the default, you need to select one Community (or State) and then click that Community (or State). Or, click your browser’s refresh button.
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If you hover over the various data columns for a Community, a pop-up window appears with some additional information:
You can sort the data by columns, or remove columns. To sort the data, click the heading of the column you wish to sort by and click the Sort button at the bottom of the page:
Selecting Ascending will sort the data from lowest to highest; Descending will sort the data from highest to lowest. Here we sorted by Human Population in Ascending order:
You’ll note the data is only sorted within the sub-category of State. To filter the data, click the column you would like to exclude from the report and click the Filter button at the bottom of the page:
Alternately, you can choose to Keep Only the column(s) you have selected. Here we Excluded Human Population:
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You can also download the data when the Data Chart area is selected (click anywhere in this area – there will be a blue line around the Data Chart to indicate it has been selected). We find the Crosstab option to be the most useful – it takes the Data Chart and converts it to an Excel spreadsheet. Click the Export button and select Crosstab:
From the Export Crosstab dialog box, select Download:
From here you can open or save the Excel file. You can export the entire page to an Image or PDF file. The resulting output is basically a screen shot of what you’re viewing. 1) To download what you’re viewing as an Image or a PDF, click the Export button:
If you select Image, you’ll create a .png file; if you select Print to PDF, you will create a .pdf file.
or Click Download and you can either save or view the image or file.
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