Brochures/White Papers
Note: ArcGIS Business Analyst is now Esri Business Analyst. Papers and brochures written before the September 2009 name change refer to capabilities now available in Esri Business Analyst.
Brochures
White Papers
Importing and Using Your Own Data in Esri Business Analyst [PDF]
Date: February 2012
Subject: Use this document as a step-by-step guide to how to import your own data into Business Analyst so you can perform analyses and create reports for use in desktop, server, and online environments.
Territory Design [PDF]
Date: December 2010
Subject: This white paper highlights the key features and functionality of Territory Design. The Territory Design module is included with Business Analyst 10 Desktop to help organizations create, balance, and manage their territory solutions.
Esri Demographic Update Methodology: 2009/2014 [PDF]
Date: May 2009
Subject: Current events, such as rising unemployment, lower home prices, stagnating income, and regional distinctions including the availability of jobs or affordable housing, affect the social and economic trends that are captured in the 2009/2014 demographic data updates.
Calibrating the Huff Model Using Business Analyst Desktop [PDF]
Date: September 2008
Subject: This white paper illustrates how the parameters of the generalized version of the Huff Model can be estimated statistically using Business Analyst Desktop.
Articles
Assessing the Accuracy of Small Area Forecasts
Ground truth project improves accuracy of Esri's 2010/2015 demographic forecasts.
ArcUser, Fall 2010
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