Set Variable Name

Variable Name

Type in a name for the predictor variable to be created. This must be a unique name, i.e. the same name cannot be assigned to two or more different predictor variables. The name must have a length of at least 1 character and can have a maximum length of 20 characters (ISO basic Latin alphabet). The name cannot contain numbers, spaces or special characters. It is recommended to use a name that will help users to identify the input dataset that the predictor was derived from (e.g. use "RoadsDistance" rather than "PredictorOne"). Click the Enter button.

Name Schema for Distance to and/or value of nearest Line

Predictor variables extracted through this method will appear in the following name schema:

pE_[name entered by user]_[name of value field or none]_[distance method]

where:

Distance method Code
Distance dist
Inverse distance invd
Inverse distance squared invsq
Value val
Value * Distance valdist
Value * Inverse distance valinvd
Value * Inverse distance squared valinvsq

Examples:

pE_roads_none_invd - This predictor variable was extracted using a line feature class of roads. The naming schema shows that this predictor variable contains the inverse distance to the nearest road line.

pE_motorwaytraffic_hgv_valinvsq - This predictor variable was extracted using a line feature class of motorways. Each line has an associated count value for heavy goods vehicles (hgv) and the naming schema shows that this predictor variable contains the inverse squared distance to the nearest motorway multiplied by the number of heavy goods vehicles on that motorway.