Setting Sensitivity Preferences

  To set sensitivity preferences:

1. Choose Preferences, then Sensitivity.

   The Sensitivity Preferences dialog opens.

2. To change how the sensitivities are presented, use the View drop-down list:

   • Contribution To Variance shows sensitivities as values that range from 0% to 100% and indicate relative importance by showing the percentage of the forecast variance contributed by each assumption.

   • Rank Correlation shows sensitivities as rank correlations that range from –1 to +1 and indicate both magnitude and direction of the correlation of each assumption with the forecast.

   • Sensitivity Data shows a table of contributions to variance (%) and rank correlations for each assumption.

3. Use settings in the Windows group to determine whether the chart opens automatically.

   If Show Automatically is checked, you can choose whether to display the chart while the simulation is running or after it stops.

4. To limit sensitivities by rank or value, click the Criteria tab to display it.

   If you have a model with a lot of assumptions, you can check either or both boxes to limit the number of assumptions shown in the chart to a fixed number or to assumptions above a certain sensitivity value. If you check both, the more restrictive of the two criteria is used.

5. You can click Defaults at any time to restore original default settings for the Sensitivity Preferences dialog.

6. When all settings are complete, click OK to activate them and close the dialog.