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[[About this Analytica wiki]]<br />
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[[What's new in this Analytica wiki?]]<br />
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[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents Help on wiki format]<br />
  
This wiki offers tips, FAQs, videos, examples, shared libraries, and detailed function documentation on Analytica. It goes way beyond the Analytica Tutorial and User Guides (including Optimizer and ADE User Guides). All content is contributed by Analytica users for each other. You are invited to add your own improvements!
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<big>'''Learning Analytica'''</big><br />
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[http://www.lumina.com/products/free101/ Download Analytica Free 101]<br />
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[[Analytica Tutorial]]<br />
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[[Example Models]]<br />
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[[Excel and Analytica]]<br />
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[[Tutorial videos]]<br />
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[[Analytica in the Classroom]]<br />
  
*[[Contents of User Guide|Analytica User Guide: Full contents]]
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<big>'''Analytica Editions'''</big><br />
*[[Analytica User FAQs]]: Frequently Asked Questions about using Analytica.
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[[Free Edition|Free 101]], [[Analytica Enterprise|Enterprise]], [[Analytica Optimizer Guide|Optimizer]]<br />
*[[Analytica Libraries and Templates]] and [[Example Models]]:
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[[Analytica Cloud Player (ACP)]]<br />
*[[Analytica Modelers Guide]]: Hints and examples.
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[[ADE User Guide|Analytica Decision Engine (ADE)]]<br />
*[[Analytica Optimizer Guide]]
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[http://www.lumina.com/products/cubeplan/ Cubeplan]<br />
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[[Editions of Analytica|Compare editions]]
  
*[[Analytica Reference]]: Complete details on selected features.  
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<br />[http://www.lumina.com/support/downloads/ Download Analytica and ADE]
**[[:Category:Functions|Function Reference Index]]
 
**Key Analytica [[:Category:Concepts|Concepts]]
 
**[[Special:Uncategorizedcategories|Top Level Categories]] in this wiki
 
**[[Special:Categories|All Categories]] in this wiki
 
  
*[[Analytica in the Classroom]]: Resources for using Analytica for teaching
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<big>'''User community'''</big><br />
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[http://blog.lumina.com/blog Lumina Blog]<br />
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[[Job Postings| Jobs for Analytica experts]]<br />
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[[What's New in Analytica 4.6?]]<br />
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<!--:[[Beta Tester Page]] Try out [[Analytica 5.0]].  Become a beta tester. -->
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[[Enhancement Requests for Analytica|Feature requests]]<br />
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[[Articles that refer to Analytica]]<br />
  
*[[Analytica User Group]]&nbsp;: Recorded videos of past webinars -- a great resource for learning key topics, basic and advanced.
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'''Tips and references'''<br />
**[[Analytica User Group/Past Topics|Archives of previous webinars]]
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[[Modelling Guide]]<br />
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[[Standard libraries]]<br />
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[[Additional libraries]]<br />
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[[Functions by category]]
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<br />[[:Category:Functions|Function categories]]
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<br />[[:Category:Concepts|Key concept pages]]
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<br />[[Special:Categories|All Categories]]
  
*[[What's New in Analytica 4.6?]]: Released 24 May 2015. Get the latest release from [http://www.lumina.com/support/downloads/ Download Installers]
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<big>'''[[Analytica User Guide]]'''</big> <br />
<!--*[[Beta Tester Page]]: Try out [[Analytica 4.6]].  Become a beta tester. -->
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[[Contents of User Guide|Detailed contents]]
  
*[[Analytica Cloud Player]]: How to use ACP to share your models over the web.
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'''Analytica Basics'''<br />
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[[Introduction: About Analytica]]
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<br />[[Examining a Model]]
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<br />[[Result Tables and Graphs]]
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<br />[[Parametric analysis of model behavior]]
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<br />[[Create and edit a model]]
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<br />[[Building Effective Models]]
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<br />[[Creating Lucid Influence Diagrams]]
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<br />[[Formatting Numbers, Tables, and Graphs]]
  
* [http://blog.lumina.com The Lumina Blog]
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'''Definitions and expressions'''<br />
*[[Job Postings]]: Jobs available for Analytica users.
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[[Creating and Editing Definitions|Definitions]]
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<br />[[Using Expressions|Numbers, Booleans, and expressions]]
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<br />[[Other Functions|Math, Text, Date, and Financial Functions]]
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<br />[[Dynamic Simulation]]
  
*[[Enhancement Requests for Analytica]]: Here's what else I think Analytica should do.
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'''Arrays and Indexes'''<br />
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[[Indexes and arrays: An introduction]]
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<br />[[Intelligent Arrays]]
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<br />[[Arrays and Indexes]]
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<br />[[More Array Functions]]
  
*[[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]: Here's how we can improve this Wiki.
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'''Uncertainty and statistics'''<br />
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[[Expressing Uncertainty]]
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<br />[[Probability Distributions]]
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<br />[[Statistics, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Analysis]]
  
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'''Advanced features'''<br />
*[[How to edit Analytica wiki]]: Tips on how to edit and add to these documents.
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[[Creating Interfaces for End Users|Interfaces for End Users]]  
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<br />[[Importing, Exporting, and OLE Linking Data|Integration with Excel and other apps]]
[[Analytica wiki outline]]
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<br />[[Working with Large Models]]
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<br />[[Building Functions and Libraries|User-defined Functions and Libraries]]
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<br />[[Procedural Programming]]
  
You are invited to improve existing content and add your own  -- to benefit the Analytica user community that has contributed the existing content. You should have a password to log in if you have current support. (If not email info@lumina.com to get one.) 
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<big>'''[[Analytica Optimizer Guide]]'''</big>
 
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This Analytica wiki uses Mediawiki, the same engine that powers wikipedia.  If you have a comment or question on an existing page, you can add it on its ''discussion'' page. (Each page has a Discussion tab at the top.) If you can't find a page that addresses your question or have a general comment, add it to [[Comments and suggestions for Analytica wiki]]. Or, if you know a good answer to someone's question, feel free to provide it. Any contributions are welcome -- questions, corrections, tips, examples, or libraries you want to share. As with any wiki, all contributions are liable to be edited and improved by others.
 
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Revision as of 22:50, 21 March 2016

About this Analytica wiki
What's new in this Analytica wiki?
Help on wiki format

Learning Analytica
Download Analytica Free 101
Analytica Tutorial
Example Models
Excel and Analytica
Tutorial videos
Analytica in the Classroom

Analytica Editions
Free 101, Enterprise, Optimizer
Analytica Cloud Player (ACP)
Analytica Decision Engine (ADE)
Cubeplan
Compare editions


Download Analytica and ADE

User community
Lumina Blog
Jobs for Analytica experts
What's New in Analytica 4.6?
Feature requests
Articles that refer to Analytica

Tips and references
Modelling Guide
Standard libraries
Additional libraries
Functions by category
Function categories
Key concept pages
All Categories

Analytica User Guide
Detailed contents

Analytica Basics
Introduction: About Analytica
Examining a Model
Result Tables and Graphs
Parametric analysis of model behavior
Create and edit a model
Building Effective Models
Creating Lucid Influence Diagrams
Formatting Numbers, Tables, and Graphs

Definitions and expressions
Definitions
Numbers, Booleans, and expressions
Math, Text, Date, and Financial Functions
Dynamic Simulation

Arrays and Indexes
Indexes and arrays: An introduction
Intelligent Arrays
Arrays and Indexes
More Array Functions

Uncertainty and statistics
Expressing Uncertainty
Probability Distributions
Statistics, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Analysis

Advanced features
Interfaces for End Users
Integration with Excel and other apps
Working with Large Models
User-defined Functions and Libraries
Procedural Programming

Analytica Optimizer Guide