SimplyAnalytics has a feature that allows us to see a ranking of locations sorted by their data. For example, we can rank all of the counties in Texas based on the percent of people in that county who has a masters degree, or we can rank all of the block groups within a census tract based on the percentage of single mothers living in those block groups.
1. To start a ranking, click "New View +" at the top of the right hand menu.
2. Click the Create button under the "Ranking Table" option.
3. At this page, we have the option to choose what locations we want to rank. Keep in mind that this isn't like a comparison table. In this instance we can only choose one location and the table we create is going to rank all of the smaller locations within our selected location. So if we choose a census tract, SimplyAnalytics will automatically rank block groups within the tract, like this:
If we select USA we can rank by states, cities, or counties.
Once we've created the Ranking Table, we'll be able to switch between locations, just like we did in the Map, so don't worry too much about the location.
4. Next, select the data you want included on this table. The data will automatically be organized by the top piece of data selected, but once we create the Ranking Table, we can change how the rankings are organized. So just choose which data you want on the table and click "Done."
5. And we see our Ranking Table! In this example, we're ranking all of the states in the USA based on the percentage of women who have a master's degree in that state.
6. If you want to change the way your location is divided (into states, counties, block groups, etc.) you can click on the "States" drop down menu above the Ranking Table.
7. If you want to change the location you're ranking within, click on the arrow next to "USA" to see your other options. Your only options here are going to be those locations you've already selected. If you want to go back and add more locations, you can do that at any time and those locations will be added automatically to your drop down options. Since we're most concerned with census tracts, I'll click on our census tract.
And we can see that since there's only one kind of location smaller than census tracts, SimplyAnalytics automatically breaks the rankings down into block groups for us.
8. If you want to change the way the block groups are ranked, you can select the piece of data you want to rank the groups by (don't forget to scroll to the right to see all of your data choices). You'll have the option to rank the groups from highest to lowest or lowest to highest, so choose whatever works best for you.
For this example, I've ranked the block groups in our census tract by which has the highest percentage of people who delayed seeking health care due to cost.
9. You can also change how the groups are ranked by selecting the "sorted by" drop down menu above the table.
And that's how to work with the Rankings function in SimplyAnalytics!