Deepen Your Analysis with "What-If" exploration

Now that you know The Basics, you're ready to explore the "What-Ifs." This guide will show you how to generate and interpret various possible outcomes based on your uncertainties.

1. Generating "What-If" scenarios

• To explore "what-ifs," select a cell (or cells).
• Click 'Run' in the Scenarios tab.
• As we do not have any actuals yet, a large set generates possibilities based on your uncertainties.

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2. Understanding the results

• Single cell analysis:
  • For one cell, you'll see a plot displaying the weighted possibilities of different scenarios.
  • This plot helps you understand the most likely outcomes and their variations.
  • You can also see other summaries such as the expected value, the variance, and more.

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• Two-cells analysis:
  • For two cells, a heatmap will be generated.
  • This heatmap shows how likely different combinations of the two cells are.

https://www.loom.com/share/1b0cba16e7c44dc6b77d473d8373c64d?sid=effee3db-bb9d-464d-9b97-9fe0c6cbb20e

• Three or more cells:
  • For three or more cells, you'll be presented with a line plot layout.
  • This plot includes the expected scenario along with its uncertainty; the “bands” within which we should expect almost all (95%) possible outcomes to lie within.

https://www.loom.com/share/59bfdc5776604a8f83522b1c88ab4006?sid=1d15074b-d9ca-41bb-b9ca-30faa1e4faa5

3. Flexible exploration

• You can switch views and explore other cells without needing to rerun the analysis.