diff --git a/internal/test_unit/config/STATAnalysisConfig_grid_stat b/internal/test_unit/config/STATAnalysisConfig_grid_stat
index b6c222b123..d499c911e1 100644
--- a/internal/test_unit/config/STATAnalysisConfig_grid_stat
+++ b/internal/test_unit/config/STATAnalysisConfig_grid_stat
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ obtype = [];
vx_mask = [ "DTC165", "DTC166" ];
-interp_mthd = [ "UW_MEAN_SQUARE" ];
+interp_mthd = [];
-interp_pnts = [ 9 ];
+interp_pnts = [];
fcst_thresh = [];
obs_thresh = [];
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ weight = [];
// Array of STAT-Analysis jobs to be performed on the filtered data
//
jobs = [
- "-job filter -line_type CNT -fcst_thresh NA -alpha 0.05 -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_filter.stat",
- "-job aggregate_stat -line_type SL1L2 -fcst_thresh NA -out_line_type CNT -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_sl1l2_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_sl1l2_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS",
- "-job aggregate -line_type CTC -fcst_thresh \<273 -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_ctc_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_ctc_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS",
- "-job aggregate_stat -line_type CTC -out_line_type ECLV -fcst_thresh \<273 -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS"
+ "-job filter -line_type CNT -fcst_thresh NA -alpha 0.05 -interp_mthd UW_MEAN_SQUARE -interp_pnts 9 -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_filter.stat",
+ "-job aggregate_stat -line_type SL1L2 -fcst_thresh NA -out_line_type CNT -by INTERP_MTHD,INTERP_PNTS -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_sl1l2_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_sl1l2_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS",
+ "-job aggregate -line_type CTC -by INTERP_MTHD,INTERP_PNTS,FCST_THRESH -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_ctc_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_ctc_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS",
+ "-job aggregate_stat -line_type CTC -out_line_type ECLV -by INTERP_MTHD,INTERP_PNTS,FCST_THRESH -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS",
+ "-job aggregate -line_type NBRCTC -by INTERP_MTHD,INTERP_PNTS,FCST_THRESH -dump_row ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_nbrctc_dump.stat -out_stat ${OUTPUT_DIR}/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_nbrctc_out.stat -set_hdr VX_MASK CONUS"
];
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_stat_analysis_gs.xml b/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_stat_analysis_gs.xml
index 6309f57aef..a70be2d076 100644
--- a/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_stat_analysis_gs.xml
+++ b/internal/test_unit/xml/unit_stat_analysis_gs.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
&OUTPUT_DIR;/stat_analysis_gs/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_ctc_out.stat
&OUTPUT_DIR;/stat_analysis_gs/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_dump.stat
&OUTPUT_DIR;/stat_analysis_gs/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_stat_ctc_to_eclv_out.stat
+ &OUTPUT_DIR;/stat_analysis_gs/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_nbrctc_dump.stat
+ &OUTPUT_DIR;/stat_analysis_gs/CONFIG_GRID_STAT_agg_nbrctc_out.stat