Measles cases reported in the United States from 1888-2002.
Example Type
dataset
Subject Area
health
Original Context
scholarly research
Audience Level
Adult beginner (high school and older)
Intermediate
Audience Composition
General
Pedagogical Description
Larger dataset, visualization of this dataset can reinforce previous knowledge, particularly it reflects the difference the introduction of the vaccine had on the population and news stories of smaller outbreaks happening in the early 1990s. There is also missing data for some states. One noticeable omission is data from New York after 1960.
Data Processing
Follows the Project Tycho Standard Data Format
Data Types
1 or more categorical variables
1 or more numerical variables
1 or more date/time variables
1 or more geospatial variables
Geospatial Standards
ISO 3166 for country name and code and administrative subdivision name and code, second order administrative division and city names from Geonames