ClassifyEqualCount

syntax

ClassifyEqualCount(a, Domain unit)
ClassifyEqualCount(values, count, Domain unit)

Since GeoDMS 20.20.0 the second form classifies a value-count table that was calculated before, with values and count the two [[subitem

sub items]] of a weeded_counts result. Use it when more than one result is derived from the same scan of a, since the [[calculation cache]] then calculates that scan once; the GeoDMS GUI uses it for the classification it generates for a map layer without a configured Classification. Below 4096 distinct values it gives the same class breaks as the two argument form; above it they can differ, because weeded_counts merges values that the two argument form counts separately.

definition

ClassifyEqualCount(a, domain unit) results in a Data item with class breaks, based on an equal count distribution of classes. The resulting Values unit is the values unit of data item a, the resulting domain unit is the domain unit Argument.

a: numeric data item to be classified
domain unit: determining the number of class breaks.

description

An equal distribution of classes means the data item to be classified is split up in classes with, as far as possible, an equal count of occurrences in each class.

The same function can also be applied from the GUI, by requesting the Palette Editor of a map layer and activating the Classify > Equal Count classification.

The ClassifyEqualCount results in a set of ClassBreaks that can be used in the Classify function to classify a data item.

applies to

data item a with Numeric value type
domain unit with Value type from group CanBeDomainUnit

since version

7.019

example

attribute<nrPersons> classifyEcNrInh (inh_4K) := ClassifyEqualCount(NrInh, inh_4K);

classifyEcNrInh
0
55
300
860

Table inh_4K, nr of rows = 4

NrInh
550
1025
300
200
0
null
300
2
20
55
860
1025
1025
100
750

Table District, nr of rows = 15