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Applies to: @RISK 5.x–7.x
How can I tell @RISK not to include one or more inputs in tornado charts and other sensitivity results, including the spider graph and the RiskSensitivity( ) and RiskSensitivityStatChange( ) functions?
You might want to do this if you have two inputs that are very highly correlated. This creates multicollinearity, which adds a redundant bar to the Change in Output Statistic tornado and distorts the Regression Coefficients tornado.
The key is the RiskMakeInput( ) function. @RISK excludes all the predecessors of a RiskMakeInput( ) from sensitivity analysis, whether or not that RiskMakeInput( ) is a precedent of any output. Thus, all you have to do to exclude P11 and J15 from sensitivity measurements is to put them in a simple RiskMakeInput in a previously empty cell:
=RiskMakeInput(P11+J15)
A nice feature of this approach is that you don't have to make any changes to the formulas in your actual model. Also, if you add or remove rows or move cells, Excel will automatically update the cell references, just as with any other formula. However, the RiskMakeInput( ) itself will now appear as an input in sensitivity functions and graphs. To prevent that from happening, multiply the included expression by 0, so that every iteration value is the same:
=RiskMakeInput(0*(P11+J15))
RiskMakeInput( ) will work as described here, whether Smart Sensitivity Analysis is enabled or disabled in Simulation Settings.
I don't want to recalculate results; I just want to suppress one or more bars of the tornado.
Right-click each bar you want to suppress, and click Hide Bar. If you want to bring the hidden bars back, right-click the graph and select Restore Hidden Bars.
(The Hide command isn't available with the spider graph.)
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Last edited: 2017-07-10