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CB TIPS

The following Crystal Ball and Risk Analysis Tips were first published in Tomorrow's Forecast, Crystal Ball's e-mail newsletter.

> Top 10 Quick Tips for Crystal Ball

> Crystal Ball 7 and Risk Analysis tips
> CB Tips for previous Crystal Ball versions

Crystal Ball 7 and Risk Analysis Tips

DEFINE

> CB Tip: The Yes-No Distribution

> CB Tip: Simulation with Design of Experiment: How to Use Crystal Ball and MINITAB Together

> CB Tip: How to launch Crystal Ball automatically with Microsoft® Excel – or not!

> The Crystal Ball Reference Manual

> CB Tip: Saving Distributions and their Parameters for Future Use – Part 1 of 2
> CB Tip: Saving Distributions and their Parameters for Future Use – Part 2 of 2
> CB Tip: Combining Column and Row Data to Create Variable Names
> CB Tip: Creating Your Own Categories of Distributions
> CB Tip: Adding a Shortcut Key to Category Names
> CB Tip: Sharing Categories Through E-mail
> CB Tip: Sharing Categories With Publish and Subscribe – Part 1 of 2
> CB Tip: Sharing Categories With Publish and Subscribe – Part 2 of 2
> CB Tip: Customizing How Crystal Ball Calculates and Formats Percentiles
> CB Tip: Setting your forecast chart preferences to display all trials
> CB Tip: References Available with Crystal Ball 7

> Risk Analysis Tip: Various Uses of Distributions in Risk Analysis (1 of 3)

> Risk Analysis Tip: The Building Blocks of Risk Modeling and Statistics
> Risk Analysis Tip: Modeling Randomly Occurring Events
> Risk Analysis Tip: Alternatives to the Triangular Distribution in Modeling Expert Opinion
> Risk Analysis Tip: Incorporating Differences in Expert Opinion
> Risk Analysis Tip: The Binomial Process - Part 1 of 2
> Risk Analysis Tip: The Binomial Process - Part 2 of 2
> Risk Analysis Tip: How to use data in your Crystal Ball model?

> Workshop: Advanced Modelling with Excel and Crystal Ball (CBUC 2006)
> Workshop: Correlations, Correlations and More Correlations! (CBUC 2006)
> Workshop: Effective Techniques and Tools for Modeling Very Large Spreadsheet Simulations (CBUC 2007)

RUN

> CB Tip: Using Hot Keys

> CB Tip: Should you specify precision in absolute or relative terms?

> CB Tip: Adding Comments to Crystal Ball Cells

> CB Tip: Freezing Crystal Ball Data Cells

> CB Tip: Changing speed modes for different simulation needs
> CB Tip: Running User-Defined Macros
> CB Tip: Using Final Value as a Forecast Statistic in OptQuest
> CB Tip: Activating Process Capability Features and Split-view Charting

> Workshop: Using the Crystal Ball Tools (CBUC 2006)
> Workshop: Extreme Speed and Your Excel Model (CBUC 2006)
> Workshop: Automating Crystal Ball With the Developer Kit (CBUC 2006)

ANALYZE

> CB Tip: Three Tips for Quick and Easy Chart Copying and Formatting

> CB Tip: Two Ways to Quickly Find and Open Charts

> CB Tip: Comparing Sensitivity Analysis to the Tornado Chart Tool

> CB Tip: Saving and Restoring Simulation Results

> CB Tip: Auto Extract Simulation Statistics
> CB Tip: Shortcut to Display the Sensitivity Chart
> CB Tip: Using Assumption Charts
> CB Tip: How a Tornado Chart Can Help You Plan for a More Effective Optimization
> CB Tip: How to focus on a particular range of forecast results

> CB Tip: Viewing Statistics and a Sensitivity Chart For a Specific Display Range

> Risk Analysis Tip: Estimating a probability, fraction or prevalence (‘p’)

CB Tips for previous Crystal Ball versions

> Beginner Tips
> Assumptions & Distributions
> Model Building
> Simulation
> Charts & Reports
> Optimization
> Developer Kit
> Excel Tips
> CB Predictor Tips


Beginner Tips
> Short list of tips for beginners
> Extra Chart Help Menu Options
> Release Notes File (what features were introduced in which software version)
> Crystal Ball Network Version FAQs
> Maximizing Your Use of Crystal Ball
Assumptions & Distributions
> Assumption Preferences
> Decision variables: They’re Not Just For OptQuest!
> How to Learn More About Selecting Distributions
> Determining Which Cells Are Assumptions
> Assumptions can be Forecasts
> Clearing Crystal Ball Data
> Using Cell References with Assumptions
> Maximum number of assumptions, forecasts, correlations, or decision variables you can have in a model
> Alternate Parameter Sets
> Defining Assumptions Using Alternate Parameter Sets
> Truncating a Distribution
> Truncation vs. Filtering
> Freezing Assumptions
> Creating Bimodal Distributions
> Creating a Custom Cumulative Distribution
> Creating Custom Weighted Sample Distributions
> Getting to Know the Lognormal Distribution
> Converting Lognormal Parameters
> The Poisson Distribution
> Converting Weibull Parameters
> Alternative Distributions (ERF, Erlang, Rayleigh, Chi Square)
> The Custom Distribution: Discrete Uniform Distribution (Unweighted Values) 1 of 5
> The Custom Distribution: Discrete Distribution (Weighted Values) 2 of 5
Model Building
> Can I get an online version of the manuals?
> Selecting the Display Value for an Assumption or Decision Variable Cell
> Changing the number of decimal places Crystal Ball uses
> Referencing Text Cells for Crystal Ball Names
> Turning Off Correlations
> What are the differences amongst the ranking methods for distribution fitting?
> Batch Fit Tool - Fit Multiple Distributions Simultaneously
> Using the Tornado Chart to Build Better Models
> When to use the Decision Table tool vs. OptQuest
> Using Excel Macros with Crystal Ball
> Determining Which Cells Are Forecasts
> Adding Forecast Statistics to your Spreadsheet
> Conserving Percentage Shares in a Crystal Ball Model
> Creating a Switch Cell for Ranges of Assumption Values, Part 1
Simulation
> Why use the single step command?
> Running a Simulation With the Same Random Numbers
> Generating Random Numbers in Crystal Ball
> Determining a CB Simulation's Run Time
> What is Precision Control?
> Truncation vs. Filtering
> How Can I Speed Up My Simulations?
> Stop on Calculation Error
> Running Multiple Models Simultaneously
> Saving and Restoring a Simulation Run
> Bootstrapping Tips
> Using the Scenario Analysis Tool to Generate Potential Outcomes For Identical Assumptions
Charts & Reports
> Customizing Your Report
> Changing the Appearance of Your Forecast Chart
> Can I reverse the percentiles?
> Forecast Chart Hot Keys
> What is Skewness?
> Result Command Keys
> Advanced Overlay Chart Customizations
> How to Compare a Forecast from Two Different Versions of the Same Model on the Overlay Chart
> Can I save my sensitivity data?
> Copying Graphs to Excel
> Moving Report Worksheets in Excel
> Generating Excel charts in reports (with version 2000.2)
> Tornado Diagram Label Formatting
Optimization
> OptQuest and Process Capability
> How Many Decision Variables to Use with OptQuest
> When to use the Decision Table tool vs. OptQuest
> OptQuest Log File
> Performing Deterministic Optimizations
> OptQuest Confidence Testing (How to Make OptQuest Run Faster)
Developer Kit
> Example Developer Kit Functions
> Alternate Parameters Using the Developers Kits
Excel Tips
> How can you view an Excel spreadsheet without Excel?
> Tracking Changes in Excel
> Is Your Excel Software Up to Date?

> Is Crystal Ball 2000 compatible with Windows and Office XP?

> Enable Crystal Ball in Excel

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