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What's on this page…
Learning about this Graph
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If you would like to read about this graph,
what the graph contains, and where the data comes from, click on the About
this Graph link to the right of the graph. |
Creating a 5-Year Rate Change Graph
To create a 5-Year Rate Change graph, follow
the steps below…
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Select the data you want to display in the drop down boxes above the sample graph. |
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After you've made all of the selections, click on the Create
Graph button located under the drop down lists. The sample graph
will be replaced with a new graph containing the data you just selected. |
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Note: The selection of items from the drop down boxes
may affect other drop down boxes. For example, if you select "United
States" under the drop down list for Area, you will only be able
to select "Mortality" under the drop down list for Data
whereas if you select "Atlanta" under the drop down list
for Area you will only be able to select "Incidence" under
the drop down list for Data. |
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Modifying a Graph
Accessing the Underlying Data
Once you have created a 5-Year Rate Change Graph, you can view the data
that was used to generate the bars. Use one of the following procedures to view
this data…
Accessing through the data table icon
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Click on the Data Table button located to the right of the
graph to view this table. |
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The data table will appear in a new browser window that includes
the annual percentage change and the associated 95% confidence interval for
each of the cancer sites. |
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Accessing through the bars on the graph
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Hover the mouse over a bar on the graph and click. |
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The data table will appear in a new browser window that includes the annual percentage change and the associated 95% confidence interval
for each of the cancer sites. The data for the bar that was clicked is highlighted in yellow. |
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Exporting Data from the Map
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To export the data on a table to be used in Excel, SAS, or another program, click on the Export Data button located to the right of the Map and follow the instructions on screen. |
Copying a 5-Year Rate Change Graph into
another Program
Use the following procedure to put a copy of the 5-Year Rate Change graph
into another program…
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Right mouse click on the 5-Year Rate Change graph. |
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Select Copy from the pop-up menu. |
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Open the destination program (e.g., PowerPoint, Word, Word Perfect). |
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Select Paste from the File menu, press Ctrl-V, or
right click and select Paste from the pop-up menu. |
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Interpreting the Graph
A text description has been provided to assist in understanding the 5-Year Rate Changes Graph. Use the following procedure to access this text description.
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Click on the Interpret link located to the right of the graph. |
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The text description will appear in a new browser window. |
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Printing the Graph
If you select Print within your browser or press the print button, the entire
screen is printing including all controls. Use one of the following procedures
to print only the 5-Year Rate Change graph…
Printing with a print preview
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Click on the Printable View link located to the right of the
graph. A new browser window will appear containing only the graph
you have created. |
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Select Print within your browser or press the print button. |
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Printing without a print preview
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Right click on the graph and select the Print Picture...
option from the pop-up menu. A print dialog box will appear. |
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Click on the Print button. |
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