Requirements (at least 3 of required 7 criteria) will qualify or disqualify places.  Apply the simple conditions and those which drastically reduce the qualifying set first.  Then apply the other qualifying criteria before exporting the qualifying set to a separate database.
 

REQUIREMENTS (at least 2  of 7 required criteria)

Preferences (at least 3 of required 7 criteria) are used to rank the qualifying places.  Create a formula field, if necessary, for the individual operational criteria.

PREFERENCES (at least 3 of 7 required criteria)

Then use the weights with the formula given on the handout to create your index field.  The Average of variables refers to the average among all qualifying variables only (after the requirement-conditions are applied).  The "index" will be the result -- different for every qualifying place.  Sort the INDEX field to find the "top ten" or "top 50" list -- or find a way to map even more.
 

Variable name		Plus (good) or Minus (bad	Value of  variable		Average of variable		Average of variable		Weight of variable
				-		/		*		continue on next line
				-		/		*
				-		/		*
				-		/		*
				-		/		*			= "index"

Use an appropriate thematic technique to map your results, and describe your method in detail.  You may find it useful to use several maps  Explain every decision clearly and interpret your results.

1999-2002