Creating Lucid Influence Diagrams

Analytica User GuideCreating Lucid Influence Diagrams

Overview This chapter offers guidelines for creating influence diagrams that are clear and comprehensible by careful arrangement of nodes, well-designed module hierarchies, and judicious use of color. It also describes how to adjust and align nodes, and customize styles for nodes and diagrams. Options include which arrows to show, node sizes, colors, text size, and font family.

Sections

• About influence diagrams
• Guidelines for creating lucid models
• Arranging nodes to make clear diagrams
• Organizing a module hierarchy
• Color in influence diagrams
• Diagram Style dialog
• Node Style dialog
• Taking screenshots of diagrams

See Also

• Tutorial: Recognizing influence diagrams
• Using Influence Diagrams (explanatory video on YouTube)
• Graphics, frames, and text in a diagram
• Diagram window
• Diagram menu

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