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Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poverty. Show all posts

Monday, July 9, 2012

Trend and Spatial Pattern of Poverty in the Philippines

In a teaching demo that I have conducted, I discussed on how R can be used to analyze trends and spatial pattern of poverty incidence in the Philippines. Playing on the data I got from the National Statistical Coordination Board below is what I got.


 Scatter  Plot Matrix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Histogram

 


Poverty Incidence Map

 

 

Spatial Pattern

 

 


Thursday, June 7, 2012

Poverty Incidence in the Philippines

Every three (3) years, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) publish data on provincial poverty incidence in the Philippines. Using R, I put the tabulated poverty incidence data into maps to check pattern and changes on the country's provincial poverty level.