Measuring Geographic Distributions

Measuring geographic distributions can be used to calculate a value representing a distribution characteristic, such as the center, compactness, or orientation. The Measure Geographic Distribution provides the following functions: Central Feature, Mean Center, Median Center, Directional Distribution, Linear Directional Mean, Standard Distance.

The Measure Geographic Distribution toolset can address the following questions:

  • Where is the center?
  • What are the shape and orientation of the data?
  • How are features spatially dispersed?

Related Topics

Basic Vocabulary

Cluster Distribution

Spatial Relationship Modeling

Analyzing Patterns