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You can create a new Matrix view by selecting the View::Matrix option. When you select this option, you are shown the dialog box in Figure 6-6. Figure 6-6. Matrix options dialog box. The goal you select from the list at the left of the dialog box determines which measures will be shown in the matrix. Only those measures below the selected goal in the goals hierarchy will be shown. When you check the box labeled "Show Categories", LDW will display the columns for the measure categories associated with the measures in the matrix. If you don't check the box, the measure category columns will be hidden. You will be able to view them later by selecting the Matrix::Show Measure Categories option. The Matrix Menu. When you have selected a matrix view window as the active window, LDW will display the Matrix menu item, which has the following options: ! Show/Hide Measure Categories -- this option is only available when you have selected a measure that has one or more measure categories When the option is on, LDW displays the columns for the measure's categories in the matrix. 6-12 Section 6 -- Using LDW 1: Structuring

! Define Probability -- this option is only available when you have selected a level cell in the matrix view. When you select it, LDW will display the "Define a Probabilistic Level" dialog box, where you can define a probability distribution for the active level. You can also get to this dialog box by double clicking on a level cell. The Quick Entry View The quick entry view is designed to let you quickly structure your analysis without worrying about measure scales and levels. The Quick Entry view is a tree structure like those seen in the Windows Explorer Folders option. You select the Quick Entry view with the View::Quick Entry option. LDW displays a tree window like the one shown in Figure 6-7. Figure 6-7. Example of Quick Entry view. Section 6 -- Using LDW 1: Structuring 6-13

You can create a new Matrix view by selecting the View::Matrix<br />

option. When you select this option, you are shown the dialog<br />

box in Figure 6-6.<br />

Figure 6-6. Matrix options dialog box.<br />

The goal you select from the list at the left of the dialog box<br />

determines which measures will be shown in the matrix. Only<br />

those measures below the selected goal in the goals hierarchy will<br />

be shown. When you check the box labeled "Show Categories",<br />

LDW will display the columns for the measure categories<br />

associated with the measures in the matrix. If you don't check the<br />

box, the measure category columns will be hidden. You will be<br />

able to view them later by selecting the Matrix::Show Measure<br />

Categories option.<br />

The Matrix Menu. When you have selected a matrix view<br />

window as the active window, LDW will display the Matrix menu<br />

item, which has the following options:<br />

! Show/Hide Measure Categories -- this option is<br />

only available when you have selected a measure<br />

that has one or more measure categories When the<br />

option is on, LDW displays the columns for the<br />

measure's categories in the matrix.<br />

6-12 Section 6 -- Using LDW 1: Structuring

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