#TweakThursday 24: Using Tiled Map As Index

In the current #MakeoverMonday project of the week 50, Ben Jones created a very nice viz. I like the layout in general. But I feel the map is hard to use as state index. As we know, on a natural map, the smaller states or countries get penalized visually.

Since all we need is an index to the states, a tiled map is a good choice which is fair to all the states. Even a linear list of states would suffice. The tiled map is just a bit fancier with a hint of geographical location.

A dotted map could be another solution to the problem. But here we go with the tiled map which has larger buttons.

A few additional tweaks are:
- Showing ranks when highlighted
- Using dimension highlighter for states. One more index to find the state of interest. It's also my first time to use this new feature in Tableau 10.

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