topic Random assignment of households to parcels in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-assignment-of-households-to-parcels/m-p/724322#M10505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a record of synthesized households for my county. These households are synthesized using the American Community Survey data. When I say "synthesized households" these are nothing but records of households with detailed demographic information like household size, household income. I also know the census block-group under which each household falls.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I also have a detailed parcel level data for my county. Parcels are highly resolved smaller chunks of land. There can different types of parcels (ex: single family, multi family, non-residential etc).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My Question:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I want to randomly assign my synthesized households into the parcels based on the household and parcel characteristics. For example, I know the block-group for a household. I can relate this to one or many parcels within the blockgroup. Then, I need to randomly assign the household to one of the parcels. Is this possible in ArcGIS or am I asking for too much?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I know there are a few details here that could be confusing. Please let me know if you have any questions about the details.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I do not know if this the right sub-forum for this question. Please tell me if this is not.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:10:23 GMT SashikanthGurram1 2013-04-23T19:10:23Z Random assignment of households to parcels https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-assignment-of-households-to-parcels/m-p/724322#M10505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a record of synthesized households for my county. These households are synthesized using the American Community Survey data. When I say "synthesized households" these are nothing but records of households with detailed demographic information like household size, household income. I also know the census block-group under which each household falls.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I also have a detailed parcel level data for my county. Parcels are highly resolved smaller chunks of land. There can different types of parcels (ex: single family, multi family, non-residential etc).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>My Question:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I want to randomly assign my synthesized households into the parcels based on the household and parcel characteristics. For example, I know the block-group for a household. I can relate this to one or many parcels within the blockgroup. Then, I need to randomly assign the household to one of the parcels. Is this possible in ArcGIS or am I asking for too much?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I know there are a few details here that could be confusing. Please let me know if you have any questions about the details.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I do not know if this the right sub-forum for this question. Please tell me if this is not.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:10:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-assignment-of-households-to-parcels/m-p/724322#M10505 SashikanthGurram1 2013-04-23T19:10:23Z