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title: "Introduction - Graphical descriptions of model outputs"
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# Graphical descriptions of model outputs

  


Monte Carlo simulation graphical outputs have the advantage over statistical outputs of providing a quick, intuitive way to understand the model's results without needing a great deal of statistical knowledge.

  


In this section, we discuss:

  


[Histogram and density plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575467) –  to get the best visual understanding of the output

[Cumulative distribution plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575476) – to read off probabilities

[Overlaying histogram](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575472) and [cumulative](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575480) plots  -  to compare output distributions

[Time series summary plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575483) – to show summary effect of a time series model

[Scatter plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575484) – to show correlation relationships

[Tornado charts](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575485) – crude but quick sensitivity analysis plots

[Risk-return plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575487) – to compare different decision options by benefit and cost

[Spider plots](https://epixanalytics.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EA/pages/26575486) – advanced sensitivity analysis plots

  


  


  


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