What kinds of statistical tools does SLX have?
SLX has an excellent collection of tools for generating random variates, collecting observations of random variables, and analyzing random outputs. Variate generators are included for 39 named distributions, for discrete and continuous empirical distributions, and for Bezier curve-fitted distributions. SLX has innovative methods of collecting observations of random variables. For example, one can define a random variable to be observed and specify that it is to be collected over a number of formally defined (named) collection intervals. These intervals can be started, stopped, and restarted under model control. Thus, it is easy to collect hourly, daily, and weekly statistics for a random variable. Warmup and steady-state statistics can be collected using the same mechanisms. Finally, SLX has built-in procedures for building confidence intervals, analyzing correlation, and producing summary reports, including histograms. Back to top.
