Esri ArcGIS Pro Associate Pro Certification Practice Exam

Which tool generates a new table with unique field values and counts their occurrences?

1. Summarize Within tool

2. Frequency tool

3. Update tool

4. Spatial Join tool

The correct answer is: Frequency tool

The Frequency tool is designed specifically to analyze the occurrence of unique values within a given field of a dataset. When utilized, it generates a new table where each unique value in the specified field is listed alongside a count of how many times that value appears in the original dataset. This is particularly useful for data analysis tasks where understanding the distribution and frequency of certain values is essential, such as in demographic studies or survey result analysis. The tool is efficient in streamlining the process of data summarization and provides an intuitive way to quickly identify trends, make comparisons, and perform further statistical analysis. The resulting table created by the Frequency tool makes it easier to visualize and interpret the data, facilitating informed decision-making based on the frequency distribution of the values. The other tools listed serve different purposes and do not generate a table focused solely on the unique values and their counts. For instance, the Summarize Within tool focuses on aggregating statistics for features within specified areas, the Update tool modifies existing records in a dataset, and the Spatial Join tool merges attributes from one layer to another based on spatial relationships. Hence, they do not fulfill the requirement of generating a table that lists unique field values along with their respective counts.