Error Messages/43683

Error Message

Variable X computes a self-index with an implicit dimension in its result, which gets promoted to become the self-index. The implicit dimension has a different length when computed in Mid-mode than it has when computed in Sample-mode, which introduces an inconsistency. The promoted self-index must not depend on whether it is computed in mid-mode (deterministically) or in sample-mode (probabilistically).

Description

The result of a variable has an implicit dimension, but that implicit dimension is different when the variable is computed deterministically (i.e. in mid-mode) than it is when computed probabilistically (i.e., in sample-mode). Since the implicit dimension is promoted to become the variable's self-index, this is represents an inconsistency. The self-index must be the same whether computed from mid-mode or sample-mode.

Example

This index definition, with a random length, is inconsistent because when evaluated in mid-mode and then later in sample-mode, by chance the lengths end up different. This doesn't present a problem if you never try to access the probabilistic view.

Index J := 1..Random(Uniform(10, 20, integer:true))

In this next case, x is obtained in the current evaluation mode, hence is a sample in sample-mode, but a single number in mid-mode. This, in mid-mode, the Mean is the mid-value.

Var x := LogNormal(10,3,integer:true) Do 1..Round(Mean(x))

See Also

• Evaluation Modes
• Self-Indexed Arrays
• Implicit Dimensions