Sensitivity Analysis
The system supports sensitivity analysis, in which:
- a set of the resource scaling parameters and a particular simulation result are nominated;
- as the simulation progresses, the parameters in this set are varied slightly and the effect on the result recorded;
- the variations to be made at each stage are selected to reduce the error in the sensitivity analysis, based on results to date;
- the resultant matrix is inverted to give a set of partial gradients of the result value;
- these could be used to give visual feedback to the designer.