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4.3 Node Name....................................................................................... 36
4.4 Node Title......................................................................................... 36
4.5 Node is Discrete or Continuous ....................................................... 36
4.6 Node Kind ........................................................................................ 37
4.7 Node States....................................................................................... 38
4.8 Node State Range ............................................................................. 38
4.9 Node State Value.............................................................................. 39
4.10 Multi−Purpose Box.................................................................... 39
4.10.1 Node Description ............................................................. 39
4.10.2 Node Equation ................................................................. 40
4.10.3 Input Name....................................................................... 40
4.10.4 Link Delay ....................................................................... 40
4.10.5 Node States ...................................................................... 40
4.10.6 Node Ranges .................................................................... 41
4.10.7 When Changed................................................................. 42
5 Node Relationships
43
5.1 Obtaining a Relation Dialog Box ..................................................... 43
5.2 Meaning of the Tables...................................................................... 43
5.3 Changing Table Entries.................................................................... 44
5.4 Buttons in the Relation Dialog Box ................................................. 45
5.5 Deterministic / Chance Pop-Up........................................................ 46
5.6 Scrolling and Resizing ..................................................................... 46
5.7 Unspecified and Impossible Cell Values ......................................... 47
5.8 Selecting, Cutting and Pasting ......................................................... 47
5.9 Relation Menu Commands............................................................... 48
5.10 Multiple Dialogs for One Node ................................................. 50
6 Decision Problems
51
6.1 Constructing a Decision Network .................................................... 52
6.2 No-Forgetting Links......................................................................... 53
6.3 Solving a Decision Network ............................................................ 53
6.4 Model Iteration................................................................................. 54
6.5 What-if Decision Analysis ............................................................... 55
7 Network Libraries
56
7.1 Disconnecting and Reconnecting Links ........................................... 57
7.2 Making and Using Network Libraries.............................................. 58
8 Transforming a Network
60
8.1 Link Reversals.................................................................................. 60
8.2 Node Absorption .............................................................................. 62
8.3 Probabilistic Inference by Node Absorption .................................... 63
9 Cases and Case Files
65
9.1 Multi−Case Files .............................................................................. 66
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