topic Random raster and Normal Raster in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-raster-and-normal-raster/m-p/446200#M6305 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the purpose of creating Random Raster and Normal Raster and in which application side it might be used...Pls explain </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:41:08 GMT MANESK 2017-12-26T07:41:08Z Random raster and Normal Raster https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-raster-and-normal-raster/m-p/446200#M6305 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What is the purpose of creating Random Raster and Normal Raster and in which application side it might be used...Pls explain </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Dec 2017 07:41:08 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-raster-and-normal-raster/m-p/446200#M6305 MANESK 2017-12-26T07:41:08Z Re: Random raster and Normal Raster https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-raster-and-normal-raster/m-p/446201#M6306 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The nature of the distributions and some basics are described in</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/distributions-for-assigning-random-values.htm">http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/tools/data-management-toolbox/distributions-for-assigning-random-values.htm</A></P><P>I have used them for generating point patterns, adding 'noise' to generated elevation surfaces, simulation of occurrences of phenomena in space and/or time.&nbsp; Distributions of various types form the foundations of statistical testing and in inferential statistics you are often comparing observations to those of a known distribution.&nbsp; Understanding them, might be easier if you had a particular application in mind.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Dec 2017 10:29:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/random-raster-and-normal-raster/m-p/446201#M6306 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-12-26T10:29:04Z