RAPS-China

These are copies of some of the input and output screens in the RAPS-China system. They illustrate the various capabilities of this tool. A user would interact with the interface in a step-by-step procedure to (1) browse the database, which includes more than 300 data records (= variables), (2) select, filter, and sort variables, (3) combine selected variables in up to six different regional development indices (6 per session), such as a "Human Development Index", an "Economic Development Index" or a "Environment Protection Index"), (4) apply weights to each variable of each index, (5) apply weights to each sub-index of the composite index, (6) display the results in a table which can be sorted and filtered by sub-region, (7) display results in a thematic map (which the system is producing automatically), (8) modify if necessary color scales and gradients of the map, (9) display results in automatic charts, which allow easy comparison of indicators, indices, and composite indices across 31 (mainland) provinces of China, (10) print the output tables, charts and maps, or copy&paste them into another application (11) save everything into a custom file (including all variable selections and weights) for later use.