Difference between revisions of "Uncertainty view of a result"

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Analytica User GuideResult Tables and GraphsUncertainty view of a result

The Result window offers an Uncertainty View popup menu in the top-left corner to let you select how to view an uncertain quantity:

Press the icon to open the popup menu so you can select one of seven uncertainty views, if the quantity is uncertain:

The first option, mid: Mid value, is the initial default. It actually ignores uncertainty and uses the median of each uncertain quantity. It lets you evaluate the model quickly. The other options evaluate the variable (and any uncertain predecessors if necessary) as a probability distribution, using Monte Carlo simulation. For more details, see Uncertainty views in the User Guide or the Tutorial Displaying alternative uncertain views.

Depending on the chosen probability mode, the Result window will display different probability curves:

You can also select these uncertainty views from the Result menu for a selected variable.

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-In addition to the [[table view of a result]] and the [[graph view of a result]], the [[Result window]] also offers seven '''uncertainty views''' for displaying various [[Evaluation Modes|probabilistic]] values.  These uncertainty views can be selected from the icon in the top-left corner of a [[Result window]].
+The [[Result window]] offers an '''Uncertainty View''' popup menu in the top-left corner to let you select how to view an uncertain quantity:
-Each probability value is  associated with a characteristic icon,  e.g. the miniature probability distribution [[File:Chapter 1.20.png]]  indicates that '''Probability Density''' is selected:
 :[[File:Chapter 1.19.png]]
-Clicking on the icon opens up a popup menu where the probability views can be changed:
+Press the icon to open the popup menu so you can select one of seven uncertainty views, if the quantity is uncertain:
 :[[File:Chapter 1.21.png]]
+The first option, '''mid: Mid value''', is the initial default. It actually ignores uncertainty and uses the median of each uncertain quantity. It lets you evaluate the model quickly. The other options  evaluate the variable (and any uncertain predecessors if necessary) as a probability distribution, using Monte Carlo simulation. For more details, see [[Uncertainty views]] in the [[User Guide]] or the [[Tutorial]]  [[Tutorial: Open a model to browse#Displaying_alternative_uncertain_views|Displaying alternative uncertain views]].
 Depending on the chosen probability mode, the [[Result window]] will display different  probability curves:
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-All uncertainty view options are explained in detail in the [[Uncertainty views]] chapter in the [[User Guide]] and in the [[Tutorial]]  [[Tutorial: Open a model to browse#Displaying_alternative_uncertain_views|Displaying alternative uncertain views]].
+You can also select these uncertainty views from the [[Result menu]] for a selected variable.
-The probability options are also available in the [[Result menu]], so alternatively, you can select a variable, and then select an uncertainty view option from the [[Result menu]].
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