[R-sig-Geo] Plotting USA map with each state's shape or size reflective of a metric

[chris english]

Vinh,
Perhaps an interesting crosswalk between hex and equal area maps with
github code linked.
https://www.google.com.cy/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://blog.diegovalle.net/2015/06/mexican-2015-election.html&ved=0ahUKEwiNlLutrpvOAhWE7BQKHcCHCfUQFggmMAQ&usg=AFQjCNF7ycTpUYPohPUsOmqLOJeTWFZyag
A somewhat confusing link coming out of a lmgtfy on a phone, but I think
crosswalks like this might be more useful as you have at least two
expressions of what you are trying to represent.
HTH, chris

On Jul 30, 2016 16:57, "Vinh Nguyen" <vinhdizzo at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was able to find examples (some from R bloggers) after googling R
> cartograms. Thanks Nick and Chris.
>
> Shapefiles did show up relative to metric, but they look very distorted
> and I'm not sure it conveys information the best way possible.
>
> Anyone run into hexbin examples or something similar to the original post?
> That is, not necessarily shapefiles. Approximate location and shapes are
> fine. Thanks!
>
> On Jul 30, 2016 6:40 AM, "chris english" <englishchristophera at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Try r-bloggers cartogram for worked examples in R.
>> Chris
>>
>> On Jul 29, 2016 19:01, "Nick Eubank" <nickeubank at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure how to do in R (can do in arcgis), but you might find the term
>> "Cartogram" useful on google -- that's the "term of art" for those maps.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 8:20 AM Vinh Nguyen <vinhdizzo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > Does anyone know if this is possible with R? An example can be found
>> here:
>> > http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-election-forecast/ (a few
>> plots
>> > down).
>> >
>> > Appreciate any references you point me to. Thanks!
>> >
>> > Vinh
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