Spatial Statistics toolbox history

The tables below catalog changes made to every tool in the toolbox. There is one table per tool and you can click the tool name to go to the tool reference page.

For more information about how to interpret and use these tables, see Toolbox history topics.

Assess Sensitivity to Attribute Uncertainty

Version	Description
3.4	New at this version

Average Nearest Neighbor

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Bivariate Spatial Association (Lee's L)

Version	Description
3.4	New at this version

Build Balanced Zones

Version	Description
3.7	2 parameters added: polygon_output_zones seed_locations Parameter zone_creation_method has new option added: SEED_LOCATIONS
2.5	Parameter population_size changed from Required to Optional Parameter number_generations changed from Required to Optional Default value for parameter number_generations changed from 25 to 50 Parameter mutation_factor changed from Required to Optional Default value for parameter spatial_constraints changed from TRIMMED_DELAUNAY_TRIANGULATION to (blank)
2.4	New at this version

Calculate Distance Band from Neighbor Count

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Calculate Composite Index

Version	Description
3.1	New at this version

Calculate Rates

Version	Description
3.3	New at this version

Causal Inference Analysis

Version	Description
3.2	New at this version

Central Feature

Version	Description
1.3	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Cluster and Outlier Analysis (Anselin Local Moran's I)

Version	Description
2.5	New parameter added: number_of_neighbors Parameter Conceptualization_of_Spatial_Relationships had new option added: K_NEAREST_NEIGHBORS Default value for parameter Standardization changed from NONE to ROW
1.3	Environment added: Random number generator 2 new parameters added: Number_of_Permutations Cluster_Outlier_Type Parameter removed: Cluster-Outlier_Type Parameter order changed at parameter 10: Old parameter: Index_Field_Name New parameter: Number_of_Permutations
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Collect Events

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Colocation Analysis

Version	Description
2.5	New at this version

Compare Neighborhood Conceptualizations

Version	Description
3.5	2 new parameters added: in_swm compare_only_inputs
3.4	New at this version

Convert Spatial Statistics Popup Charts for Web Display

Version	Description
3.2	New at this version

Convert Spatial Weights Matrix to Table

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Create Spatial Component Explanatory Variables

Version	Description
3.5	New parameter added: compare_only_inputs
3.4	New at this version

Decompose Spatial Structure (Moran Eigenvectors)

Version	Description
3.4	New at this version

Density-based Clustering

Version	Description
2.8	2 new parameters added: search_time_interval time_field
2.1	New at this version

Describe Spatial Statistics Model File

Version	Description
3.1	New at this version

Dimension Reduction

Version	Description
2.8	2 new parameters added: updated_table append_to_input Parameter output_data changed from Required to Optional
2.7	New at this version

Directional Distribution (Standard Deviational Ellipse)

Version	Description
1.4	Environment added: Output Z Domain
1.3	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Directional Trend

Version	Description
3.4	New at this version

Estimate Time to Event

Version	Description
3.5	New at this version

Evaluate Bin Sizes for Point Aggregation

Version	Description
3.7	4 parameters added: analysis_field combine_coincident_pts time_field time_interval
3.6	New at this version

Evaluate Predictions with Cross-validation

Version	Description
3.6	New at this version

Evaluate Variable Influence for Predictions

Version	Description
3.7	New at this version

Exploratory Regression

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Export Feature Attribute To ASCII

Version	Description
2.6	Parameter Delimiter had new option added: TAB
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Forest-based and Boosted Classification and Regression

Version	Description
3.3	New parameter added: include_probabilities
3.2	11 new parameters added: gamma eta optimize_algorithm reg_lambda num_search optimize_target max_bins model_param_setting optimize output_param_tuning_table model_type
3.1	New parameter added: output_trained_model
2.4	2 new parameters added: calculate_uncertainty output_uncertainty_raster_layers
2.2	New at this version

Filter Spatial Autocorrelation From Field

Version	Description
3.5	New parameter added: compare_only_inputs
3.4	New at this version

Generalized Linear Regression

Version	Description
3.1	New parameter added: output_trained_model
2.3	New at this version

Generate Network Spatial Weights

Version	Description
2.6	New at this version

Generate Network Spatial Weights

Version	Description
2.6	Deprecated This is a deprecated tool. An enhanced version of this tool has been created with enhancements and new functionality including accepting networks from portal services. See the updated Generate Network Spatial Weights Matrix tool.
1.2	New at this version

Generate Spatial Weights Matrix

Version	Description
3.6	7 new parameters added: weight_field order kernel_bandwidth include_focal_feature weighting_method kernel_type adaptive_neighbors
1.4	New parameter added: Use_Z_values This new parameter allows neighborhood relationships to be defined in three-dimensions.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR)

Version	Description
3.0	New parameter added: scale
2.4	Parameter neighborhood_selection_method had new option added: GOLDEN_SEARCH Parameter neighborhood_selection_method had OPTIMIZED option removed
2.3	New at this version

Geographically Weighted Regression

Version	Description
2.3	Deprecated This is a deprecated tool. This functionality has been replaced by an enhanced Geographically Weighted Regression tool.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Grouping Analysis

Version	Description
2.2	Deprecated This is a deprecated tool. The algorithm behind this tool has been enhanced and new functionality has been added to these methods. To simplify the features and methods, this tool has been replaced by two tools. Use the Spatially Constrained Multivariate Clustering tool if you would like to create spatially constrained groups. Use the Multivariate Clustering tool to create groups with no spatial constraints.
2.1	The algorithm behind the this tool has been enhanced and new functionality has been added to these methods. To simplify the new features and methods, two new tools have been created to replace the Grouping Analysis tool. Use the Spatially Constrained Multivariate Clustering tool if you would like to create spatially contiguous groups. Use the Multivariate Clustering tool to create groups with no spatial constraints.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

High/Low Clustering (Getis-Ord General G)

Version	Description
2.5	New parameter added: number_of_neighbors Parameter Conceptualization_of_Spatial_Relationships had new option added: K_NEAREST_NEIGHBORS Default value for parameter Standardization changed from NONE to ROW
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Hot Spot Analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*)

Version	Description
2.5	New parameter added: number_of_neighbors Parameter Conceptualization_of_Spatial_Relationships had new option added: K_NEAREST_NEIGHBORS Default value for parameter Standardization changed from NONE to ROW
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Hot Spot Analysis Comparison

Version	Description
3.1	New at this version

Incremental Spatial Autocorrelation

Version	Description
3.3	The Output_Report_File parameter was disabled from the tool dialog box and replaced with charts and tables in the geoprocessing messages. The report file can still be created using ArcPy.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Linear Directional Mean

Version	Description
1.4	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Local Bivariate Relationships

Version	Description
2.5	Parameter order changed at parameter 4: Old parameter: number_of_neighbors New parameter: output_features Parameter number_of_permutations changed from Required to Optional Parameter number_of_neighbors changed from Required to Optional
2.4	New at this version

Mean Center

Version	Description
1.3	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Median Center

Version	Description
1.3	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Multi-Distance Spatial Cluster Analysis (Ripley's K Function)

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR)

Version	Description
3.1	2 new parameters added: number_of_neighbors_gradient distance_gradient Parameter neighborhood_selection_method had new option added: GRADIENT_SEARCH Parameter distance_unit has 2 new options: MILESINT FEETINT
3.0	New at this version

Multivariate Clustering

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: scale
2.1	New at this version

Neighborhood Summary Statistics

Version	Description
2.7	New at this version

Optimized Hot Spot Analysis

Version	Description
1.4	Environments removed: Cell Size Mask Snap Raster 2 new parameters added: Cell_Size Distance_Band
1.3	Parameter Incident_Data_Aggregation_Method had new option added: COUNT_INCIDENTS_WITHIN_HEXAGON_POLYGONS
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Optimized Outlier Analysis

Version	Description
1.4	New at this version

Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Predict Using Spatial Statistics Model File

Version	Description
3.6	New parameter added: field_to_compare
3.1	New at this version

Prepare Data for Prediction

Version	Description
3.6	New at this version

Presence-only Prediction (MaxEnt)

Version	Description
3.1	New parameter added: output_trained_model
2.9	New at this version

Set Spatial Statistics Model File Properties

Version	Description
3.1	New at this version

Similarity Search

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: scale
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Spatial Association Between Zones

Version	Description
2.7	New at this version

Spatial Autocorrelation (Global Moran's I)

Version	Description
3.4	New parameter added: Derived_Input_Dataset
2.5	New parameter added: number_of_neighbors Parameter Conceptualization_of_Spatial_Relationships had new option added: K_NEAREST_NEIGHBORS Default value for parameter Standardization changed from NONE to ROW
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Spatial Autoregression

Version	Description
3.5	New at this version

Spatial Outlier Detection

Version	Description
2.9	3 new parameters added: outlier_type keep_type sensitivity
2.7	New at this version

Spatially Constrained Multivariate Clustering

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: scale
2.1	New at this version

Standard Distance

Version	Description
1.4	Environment added: Output Z Domain
1.3	This tool now honors the 3D nature of your data and will use x, y and z values in its calculations if z values are available.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Time Series Smoothing

Version	Description
2.8	New at this version