The Target Forecast panel of the Bootstrap tool indicates which forecast, formula cell, or cell range to analyze. The controls for this panel are:
Forecast list — Lists all the forecast cells in all open spreadsheets. When you select a forecast from the list, its cell information is automatically displayed in the data range text box. The first forecast is selected by default.
Data range — Describes the cell location of the selected forecast or formula. If you select a forecast from the forecast list, the cell information is automatically displayed in this text box. You can use this text box to select a formula cell instead of a forecast. If you select a data range, the data must be a single contiguous (connected) block.
Back — Opens the Welcome panel.
Next — Opens the Method panel for defining which simulation method to use.
Run — Runs the Bootstrap tool and generates results.
Select a target forecast and then click Next to select a simulation method.
Note: | If distribution fitting is turned on for the target forecast, it is turned off during the running of simulations within the tool. When simulations finish, distribution fitting is restored. |