Normalize by Variable

SOM Analyst

Normalize by Variable

Creates a database file with values normalized by a column.

ArcGIS Reference

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Parameters

input database file
The database file to be normalized.
normalize by column
The columns that contain the values by which to normalize other data.
output database file
The ouput database file that will contain the normalized values.
division by zero value
The value to assign when the resulting normalization requires a division by zero, as is the case when the column contains zeros.
decimal places to round to
The number of decimal places to round the normaized values to.
columns to normalize
The columns to normalize. If no columns are selected normalization will be performed on all columns that are numeric.

Code Reference

uiNormVar.normalize(inName, outName, fieldNames, normBy, zeroDivision, decimalPlaces)

Creates a DBF with values normalized by a column from within an existing DBF.

Arguments :
inName

The input DBF filename.

outName

The ouput DBF filename.

normBy

The column for normalizing values.

zeroDivision

The value to assign if their is a division by zero.

decimalPlace

The number of decimal places to which numbers should be rounded.