Using Crystal Ball for Simple Analysis

Looking for 'Idiots Guide' type assistance with Crystal Ball (Oracle) as Excel Supplement.

Have never used the Software, downloaded yesterday, and I have to come up with some P10, & 90 Durations for a Manufacturing/testing/shipping schedule due to be received next week.

Would use the Manufacturers Schedule Durations as P50 Input.

Can some one please advise how then to get the P10 & P90 dates.

Thanks.

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Rafael Davila 👤 Member for 22 years 3 months

Be aware that Probability of Occurrence (probability distribution) is not the same as Cumulative Probability (probability of success).

If an event has a 90% probability of occurrence then the sum of all remaining events probabilities of occurrence is limited to 10% as the summ of all probabilities of occurrence by definition equals 1.00 or 100%.

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In the above example the probability of occurrence corresponding to 20% corresponds equally to 3 ranges while the cumulative probability (usually known as probability of success) corresponds to a single range in between the first two.

Common sense tells me P10, P50 and P90 refers to Cumulative Probability (probability of success) and not to Probability of Occurrence (probability distribution).

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Martin Selley 👤 Member for 20 years 3 months

 

P10, P50, P90 percentages probability of occurance

P10 is a 10 percent chance of occurance, P50 is a 50 percent chance and P90 is a 90 percent chance of occurance. Used in forecasting of business results

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Mike Testro 👤 Member for 20 years 5 months

Hi Martin

Sorry Ican't help but you seem to be the person to tell Rafael and I what does P10 P50 and P90 mean?

Best regards

Mike Testro

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