Entering data from the calculator tape

In the calculator tape interface, you can enter data in one row at a time and specify information in these columns: Name, Description, Type, and Value.

Procedure

  1. In investment analysis mode, click the Calculator tab.
  2. Create a row by clicking the + button. In the Name column, the new variables and constants are added as V1, V2, and so on, by default.
  3. Click the name of each variable and constant and rename them. Do not specify a name that is already in use.
  4. In the Description column, provide descriptions for the variables and constants.
  5. In the Type column, select the type for each row. The variables can be of the following types: Formula, Triangular, or Normal. The named constants are of the Fixed type. Depending on which type you select, you can enter different types of data in the Value column:
    • Fixed: Enter a single value in the Value column.
    • Normal: Enter a mean and standard deviation in each of the Value columns.
    • Triangular: Enter the low, likely, and high data in the Value column.
    • Formula: Enter an expression of previously defined variable names as an algebraic equation.

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