Data |
This panel contains data about the currently selected state and allows a means of changing these values. |
State Info- The name and number of representatives of the currently selected state appear in the text fields at the top of the panel.
Population- The population in the current year is shown on the right and the population of the base year is shown on the left for comparison.
Growth Rate-
The growth rate of the state is shown as the percent growth of that states
current population per year. So population is compounded yearly. The buttons
increment and decrement the states growth rate by
0.25%, clamping it between-5.0%and5.0%. Net Migration- The total amount of migration into the currently selected state. A negative net migration indicates that overall more people left the currently selected state than came into it. The buttons increment and decrement the states net migration by a factor relative to all state migrations. The net migration is limited below by half the states current population and above by the total number of people in every other state.
Net Immegration- The total amount of immegration from other countries into the currently selected state. The buttons increment and decrement the states net immegration by a factor relative to the total immegration into the United States. The net immegration is limited asymptotically below by 0 and above by the total number of people entering the country.
Migrations-
At any time pressing the
Migrationsbutton will bring up a dialog box containing a representation of the migrations between the currently selected state, and all other states. This will bring up either a table listing the migrations from each state to the currently selected state or a map displaying this same information graphically. In the latter case, the state of the Options menu will be used to determine the coloring of the map. Update-
When you modify any data for the current decade, this button becomes enabled.
Since updating the map is somewhat expensive, the only time its redrawn is
when the
Updatebutton is pressed. Whenever the current year is changed this update is automatically done since the map must be redrawn anyway.
Migs |
This panel allows you to change the number of people who migrate from one state to another. |
From-
Pressing the
Frombutton will make the next state selected from the U.S. House of Representatives Apportionment panel the "from" state. This state's name will appear in the text field below the "From" label. To-
Pressing the
Tobutton will make the next state selected from the U.S. House of Representatives Apportionment panel the "to" state. This state's name will appear in the text field below the "To" label. Population-
If both the From and To fields contain states, the number of people who
migrate from the former to the latter will be displayed in this text field.
Additionally, the buttons increment and decrement the number of people who
migrate by
5,000.
Immigration |
This panel allows you to change the number of people who immigrate into the United States. |
Immigration-
The number of people who immigrate into the United States. The buttons
increment and decrement the number of people entering the country by
5,000. Since this is done by changing each states immigration proportionally and then adding up the total number of immigrants, the actual change in immigration may be only close to5,000.
Year |
This panel allows you to change the current year. |
Year- Both the current year and the base year are displayed. The buttons allow you to change the current decade to any decade within the 50 years after the base year. When you change the current year, the number of representatives is recalculated and the information in the U.S. House of Representatives Apportionment panel is updated. Additionally, the current year in the State Data panel is also updated.
State |
This panel displays information about the state the mouse is over in the U.S. House of Representatives Apportionment panel. |
State Name- The name of the state the mouse is over.
Seats- The number of seats the state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives.