Analytica Technology
Analytica was designed from the start to combine several key decision-technologies into a fully integrated, easy-to-use package. They include:
- Visual influence diagrams to define and organize complex models into comprehensible modules;
- Intelligent arrays™ to make it easy to manage models with multiple dimensions;
- Monte Carlo simulation to analyze uncertainty and risk with speed and simplicity;
- Optimization, including linear and nonlinear programming.
The technology underlying Analytica is based on a decade of research by decision analysts, computer scientists, and user-interface designers at Carnegie Mellon University, with support from the National Science Foundation.
See below for more details on each technology.
Influence Diagrams
Analytica’s influence diagrams let you create a model the way you think, show key elements of a decision problem, and communicate clearly with colleagues and clients.
Monte Carlo Simulation
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Decision Analytics
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What’s Wrong With Spreadsheets
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SIPS and SLURPS
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Probabilistic Forecast Libraries
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