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Surface and Contour Plots¶

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QXL Monte Carlo Tab > Contribution Tools > Surface and contour plot

Quantum XL can generate surface, contour and interaction plots for any model. The plots are deterministic (do not include variation) and can give insight into how complex systems function.

Step #1: Select plots, inputs and outputs¶

The first dialog gives you the opportunity to select which inputs and outputs will be used and which charts will be created.

Surface Plot

At least two inputs, one output and one chart must be selected. Total number of created sheets is equal to the number of selected outputs * the number of plot types (Surface, Interaction, Contour). For each sheet there will be N*(N-1) charts, where N is number of selected inputs. Please note that if there is a large number of charts, it can slow Excel down significantly, or even make it throw an 'Out Of Memory' error message.

Step #2: Define the lows and highs for the input variable(s)¶

Define lows and highs

Enter low and high values for distribution-specific parameters. See Supported Distributions for more information.