Excel: 3rd-Party Forecasting and Risk-Management ProgramLast reviewed: November 2, 1994Article ID: Q60914 |
SUMMARYNote: The product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability. Crystal Ball, by Market Engineering Corporation, is a powerful forecasting and risk-management program that helps take the mystery out of decision making. To use Crystal Ball, you set up a model in Microsoft Excel, save it as a SYLK file, and then open it in Crystal Ball. Each uncertain variable in a model is assigned a probability distribution by describing how that variable behaves. Using a technique known as "Monte Carlo simulation," the program predicts the results most likely to occur in a given scenario.
MORE INFORMATIONCrystal Ball's features include:
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Market Engineering Corporation 1675 Larimer Street, Suite 600 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 893-0100 |
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