{"id":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09T16:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2617932"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:26:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T00:26:13","slug":"advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis","title":{"rendered":"Use advanced calculation options in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro\u2019s suitability analysis workflow"},"author":78361,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,37141,22941],"tags":[134202],"industry":[],"product":[36711,36561],"class_list":["post-2617932","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-decision-support","category-mapping","tag-suitability-analysis","product-bus-analyst","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":78361,"user_firstname":"Gemma","user_lastname":"Goodale-Sussen","nickname":"Gemma Goodale-Sussen","user_nicename":"ggoodalesussen","display_name":"Gemma Goodale-Sussen","user_email":"ggoodalesussen@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2020-08-06 15:49:58","user_description":"Gemma is a writer at Esri, focusing on content for the ArcGIS Business Analyst team.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20180531_171833_2-e1596730690224-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"},{"ID":10262,"user_firstname":"Darren","user_lastname":"Cook","nickname":"Darren Cook","user_nicename":"dcook","display_name":"Darren Cook","user_email":"dcook@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-12-03 15:51:19","user_description":"Darren is a Product Engineer on the Business Analyst team. He enjoys the collaborative process of creating features that enable Business Analyst customers to model their vision of success.","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c4b9a5418b3c6305c22f9ff753722d05b47893990d57a019f9a9f841ab2a5f7e?s=96&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c4b9a5418b3c6305c22f9ff753722d05b47893990d57a019f9a9f841ab2a5f7e?s=192&#038;d=blank&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"}],"short_description":"Learn about updates to Business Analyst Pro\u2019s suitability analysis workflow in the November 2024 release.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/announcements\/whats-new-in-arcgis-business-analyst-pro-november-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2024 release<\/a>, ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro has an updated <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suitability analysis<\/a> workflow. The suitability analysis workflow analyzes and scores sites that meet specific criteria.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618772,"id":2618772,"title":"Suitability analysis image_2","filename":"Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","filesize":820907,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/suitability-analysis-image_2","alt":"Suitability analysis in Business Analyst Pro","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"suitability-analysis-image_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 21:47:45","modified":"2024-12-09 21:47:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1922,"height":1010,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":244,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":404,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1009,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2-1536x807.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":807,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2.png","2048x2048-width":1922,"2048x2048-height":1010,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2-826x434.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":434,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-image_2-1920x1009.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1009}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The latest enhancements to this workflow include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The ability to set a <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_02798E17E6944A819A6AED02140BA36C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">target site<\/a>, benchmarking it as a point of comparison for the other locations in the analysis.<\/li>\n<li>The workflow pane contains enhanced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/tool-reference\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_12E58081633E4DA285FC7FACCF8323E6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site scoring methods<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/tool-reference\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_2ECDB6827D7F46868ED46C4AA95BF092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weighting methods<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>See data summaries, visualizations, and a table in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_3388CD4A8FCD4BD6A30A5DC65F238AAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Results <\/strong>pane<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This article walks through the suitability analysis updates in Business Analyst Pro 3.4 and provides documentation and resources for learning more about them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Target site<\/h2>\n<p>Suitability analysis ranks locations on the map using criteria and calculations you define. Each criterion has an <strong>Influence<\/strong> setting that specifies how the criterion value will affect the scores for each location.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618252,"id":2618252,"title":"Influence settings","filename":"Influence-settings.png","filesize":23855,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/influence-settings","alt":"Influence setting in suitability analysis","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"influence-settings","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 20:21:31","modified":"2024-12-09 20:21:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":339,"height":256,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","medium-width":339,"medium-height":256,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","medium_large-width":339,"medium_large-height":256,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","large-width":339,"large-height":256,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","1536x1536-width":339,"1536x1536-height":256,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","2048x2048-width":339,"2048x2048-height":256,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","card_image-width":339,"card_image-height":256,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Influence-settings.png","wide_image-width":339,"wide_image-height":256}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You may be familiar with the influence settings <strong>Positive<\/strong>, <strong>Inverse<\/strong>, and <strong>Ideal<\/strong>. Positive and inverse influence score a location based on how high or low the criterion value is. Ideal influence lets you set an ideal value for the criterion, scoring a location based on how close it is to that value. The new <strong>Target<\/strong> influence setting functions similarly to ideal\u2014it defines the ideal value for a criterion as the target site\u2019s value for that criterion.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618272,"id":2618272,"title":"Target site menu","filename":"Target-site-menu.png","filesize":19407,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/target-site-menu","alt":"Target site menu","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"target-site-menu","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 20:25:51","modified":"2024-12-09 20:26:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":236,"height":159,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu-213x159.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":159,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","medium-width":236,"medium-height":159,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","medium_large-width":236,"medium_large-height":159,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","large-width":236,"large-height":159,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","1536x1536-width":236,"1536x1536-height":159,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","2048x2048-width":236,"2048x2048-height":159,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","card_image-width":236,"card_image-height":159,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Target-site-menu.png","wide_image-width":236,"wide_image-height":159}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The target site may be the store you know to be the most successful, making it a useful benchmark for other locations. However, you could also use a target site to identify the location with the most need for a service, such as a high school drawing students from the lowest-income neighborhoods. In this example, you could prioritize locations that most need intervention based on their similarity to a community you know is disadvantaged.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on target influence and suitability analysis, see the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_02798E17E6944A819A6AED02140BA36C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Set a target site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.arcgis.com\/en\/projects\/prioritize-intervention-with-suitability-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prioritize intervention with suitability analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Scoring methods<\/h2>\n<p>Assigning a score to each location is the most important output of a suitability analysis. In the November 2024 release, Business Analyst Pro added more scoring methods and greater control over selecting them. These controls are located in the new <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab on the <strong>Suitability Analysis<\/strong> workflow pane:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618352,"id":2618352,"title":"Scoring pane_2","filename":"Scoring-pane_2.png","filesize":112297,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/scoring-pane_2","alt":"Settings tab with Scoring section","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"scoring-pane_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 20:34:02","modified":"2024-12-09 20:34:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1181,"height":488,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":192,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":317,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","large-width":1181,"large-height":488,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","1536x1536-width":1181,"1536x1536-height":488,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","2048x2048-width":1181,"2048x2048-height":488,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2-826x341.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":341,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scoring-pane_2.png","wide_image-width":1181,"wide_image-height":488}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Suitability analysis scoring consists of three parts: preprocessing the variables, combining the variables for the location into a single value, and putting all the final scores on the same scale.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618022,"id":2618022,"title":"Suitability analysis scoring 1","filename":"Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","filesize":34868,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/suitability-analysis-scoring-1","alt":"The three parts of suitability analysis scoring","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"suitability-analysis-scoring-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 19:49:37","modified":"2024-12-09 19:49:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1648,"height":454,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":128,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":212,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","large-width":1648,"large-height":454,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1-1536x423.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":423,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","2048x2048-width":1648,"2048x2048-height":454,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1-826x228.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":228,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-1.png","wide_image-width":1648,"wide_image-height":454}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>There are two overall options for choosing a scoring method: choose a preset method or a custom method. If you select a preset method, the preprocessing and combination methods are chosen for you, or come \u201cin the box,\u201d so to speak:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618042,"id":2618042,"title":"Suitability analysis scoring 2","filename":"Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","filesize":67292,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/suitability-analysis-scoring-2","alt":"Diagram of preset methods","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"suitability-analysis-scoring-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 19:50:15","modified":"2024-12-09 19:50:23","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":840,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":203,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":336,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":840,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2-1536x672.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":672,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":840,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2-826x361.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":361,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-2.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":840}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>For users with advanced statistical knowledge, choosing a custom method provides more granular control over the scoring methods used:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618062,"id":2618062,"title":"Suitability analysis scoring 3","filename":"Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","filesize":109078,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/suitability-analysis-scoring-3","alt":"Diagram of custom method","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"suitability-analysis-scoring-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 19:50:45","modified":"2024-12-09 19:50:55","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1061,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":256,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":424,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":1061,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3-1536x849.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":849,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1061,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3-826x456.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":456,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Suitability-analysis-scoring-3.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1061}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>To dive more deeply into suitability analysis scoring methods, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/tool-reference\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_12E58081633E4DA285FC7FACCF8323E6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How suitability analysis works: Scoring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Weighting<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab of the workflow pane also includes a section dedicated to criteria weighting. Applying weights to suitability criteria is a powerful tool that allows you to identify which criteria are more or less important in the analysis.<\/p>\n<p>There are two weighting methods: <strong>Percentage of Total<\/strong> and <strong>Relative<\/strong>. When using the <strong>Percentage of Total<\/strong> weighting method, the weights for all criteria add up to 100 percent; when using the <strong>Relative<\/strong> method, criteria are weighted relative to each other.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2619362,"id":2619362,"title":"Weighting methods_2","filename":"Weighting-methods_2.gif","filesize":1242102,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/weighting-methods_2","alt":"Criteria weighting options","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"weighting-methods_2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-10 00:21:39","modified":"2024-12-10 00:22:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":390,"height":560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","medium-width":182,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","medium_large-width":390,"medium_large-height":560,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","large-width":390,"large-height":560,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","1536x1536-width":390,"1536x1536-height":560,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","2048x2048-width":390,"2048x2048-height":560,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2-324x465.gif","card_image-width":324,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Weighting-methods_2.gif","wide_image-width":390,"wide_image-height":560}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Note that weighting introduces a degree of subjectivity to the analysis. It is important to verify your rationale for adjusting weights and check any assumptions about the importance of some criteria over others. Basically: don\u2019t adjust weights at random!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on weighting, including its relationship to the combination method you selected for criteria scoring, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/tool-reference\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION2_2ECDB6827D7F46868ED46C4AA95BF092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How suitability analysis works: Criteria weighting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Results pane<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the November 2024 release, a <strong>Results<\/strong> pane was introduced for several workflows, including suitability analysis. This pane facilitates exploration of data and analyses by displaying data summaries and visualizations.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2618402,"id":2618402,"title":"SA gif","filename":"SA-gif.gif","filesize":4405538,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/analytics\/advanced-options-business-analyst-pro-suitability-analysis\/sa-gif","alt":"Results pane in Business Analyst Pro","author":"78361","description":"","caption":"","name":"sa-gif","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2617932,"date":"2024-12-09 20:45:15","modified":"2024-12-09 20:45:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":992,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":240,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":397,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","large-width":1920,"large-height":992,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif-1536x794.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":794,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":992,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif-826x427.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":427,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SA-gif.gif","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":992}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>For more information, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/latest\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/understanding-suitability-analysis.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_3388CD4A8FCD4BD6A30A5DC65F238AAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suitability analysis: Explore the results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.arcgis.com\/en\/pro-app\/3.4\/help\/analysis\/business-analyst\/results-pane-reference.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results pane reference<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoy these new features in suitability analysis, and look forward to hearing how you use them in your work! Be sure to stay tuned for more suitability analysis updates at the next release.<\/p>\n"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":2558632,"post_author":"290952","post_date":"2024-11-07 07:00:59","post_date_gmt":"2024-11-07 15:00:59","post_content":"","post_title":"What\u2019s new in ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro | November 2024","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"whats-new-in-arcgis-business-analyst-pro-november-2024","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-11-13 17:14:38","post_modified_gmt":"2024-11-14 01:14:38","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=2558632","menu_order":0,"post_type":"blog","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":2528662,"post_author":"308712","post_date":"2024-11-25 18:39:21","post_date_gmt":"2024-11-26 02:39:21","post_content":"","post_title":"Your ArcGIS Pro Update (November 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