All you need to do is define the input variables and then link the inputs in your model to the cells containing the random Xi values. Add more variables by inserting new lines and copying formulas down.
The worksheet also lets you define your own custom discrete distribution by entering probabilities. The Iterator is a very simple macro that a recalculates Excel - the same thing that happens when you press F9 in Excel, b stores the inputs and outputs in the spreadsheet, and c repeats steps a and b a bunch of times.
This spreadsheet is set up with histograms and summary statistics to analyze up to 5 different columns of output data - the type of data generated by a Monte Carlo simulation. This is where you press the big Run Simulation button. You can define the number of iterations and the refresh interval here as well.
In addition to analyzing 5 numerical outputs, you can analyze one output Y6 that may have either discrete numeric results or text-based results. The discrete analysis involves using a pivot table and pivot chart to show the proportion of responses as percentages , as in the case shown below for the roll of two 6-sided dice. This is a spreadsheet I added to make it simpler to define the set of inputs and outputs and to interface the Monte Carlo Simulation template with a model that might be in a separate worksheet or workbook.
Example: Let's say you are doing a break-even analysis to determine the break even price, and your break-even analysis is located in a separate Excel workbook. There are several ways to do 1, or more variations.
The simplest option is to take the formula from step 2 and make it absolute. Then copy and paste 1, times. And if Ferris Bueller can save the world by showing a new Tic Tac Toe game to a computer, then we can spice up this analysis as well. Once the simulations are run, it is time to gather summary statistics. This can be done a number of ways. The likelihood of losing money is 4. This was gathered by using the COUNTIF function to count the simulations that were less than zero, and dividing by the 1, total iterations.
In the video above, Oz asks about the various uses for Monte Carlo Simulation. What have you used it for? Are there any specific examples that you can share with the group? If so, leave a note below in the comments section. Also, feel free to sign up for our newsletter, so that you can stay up to date as new Excel.
TV shows are announced. Leave me a message below to stay in contact. Hi Rick — great post. I have tried explaining what a basic Monte Carlo simulation is many times. Great summary! Thanks Kevin. However, is there a way to record the randomly generated values used to calculate each case or iteration? For instance, what if in addition to finding the likelihood of losing money, I wanted to find the likelihood of losing money when Condition A is met, then Condition B, and so on?
I think it would be easier to conditionally analyze a full table rather than generating a new Monte Carlo simulation for each condition. Great article and explanation of Monte Carlo simulation. That analogy to that scene in War Games is brilliant and makesbtotal sense. Hi Rick Thank you for the lesson. When you have a distribution such as the Normal or LogNormal most of the data is close to the mean or mode etc.
Is it using the inverse function. This has been bugging me for days. Thank You Braam Botha. Using some standard deviation within the inverse function tells Excel where you think most of the data lies. This guide describes how to convert a static Excel spreadsheet model into a Monte Carlo simulation, and the kind of information you can learn from the simulation.
It will walk through the basic techniques, and the functions you will need to use. The full model, including each of the steps below, is available for download. You can also use the embedded spreadsheets below to run monte carlo simulations right on this page. A typical investment portfolio model includes an opening balance, projections for returns and costs over several years, and a closing balance at some time in the future. A simple spreadsheet model might look like this:. In figure A, the model is based on a fixed period annual return of 5.
Over the course of 5 years, this results in a return of While the 5. The first step in building the Monte Carlo model is replacing these fixed returns with randomly distributed values, to better approximate the real world. In the Monte Carlo model, instead of a fixed 5. For each return cell in the spreadsheet column D , we use the random function NormalValue :. An important truth that is frequently neglected by inexperienced business owners is that profit does not equal cash.
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