I have some difficulty in understand what Tornado diagram tells me. For example, I have the following chart:
The chart shows Sensitivity for PTSD_Alter = high. For Bar 2, which is the second most sensitive factor, it shows "PTSD_Alter = high | PTSD_intr=high, ..
What I confused about is why the sensitivity factor for "PTSD_Alter = high" is ""PTSD_Alter = high | PTSD_intr=high," that is, itself?
Thanks for help.
Cody
interpreting Tornado diagram for sensitive analysis
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Re: interpreting Tornado diagram for sensitive analysis
For bar 2, the CPT element is indeed an entry in the definition of the PTSD_Alter. Your interpretation is correct - the output probability is sensitive to the value of the CPT in PTSD_Alter.
Re: interpreting Tornado diagram for sensitive analysis
Thank you, Shooltz. If I understand you correctly, what Bar 2 indicates is that if we change the probability distribution in PTSD_Alter=high, then the probability for ...| PTSD_intr=high, traum_event=high, distressing=high will increase as well. So, it is a mutual sensitivity in a sense. Is this interpretation correct?
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Re: interpreting Tornado diagram for sensitive analysis
Yes, that's correct. Sensitivity analysis in GeNIe looks at all parameters, including the parameters in the CPT of target node.So, it is a mutual sensitivity in a sense. Is this interpretation correct?