Node Editor — Values

• This panel allows you to manage the values associated with the node's states. We can associate a numerical value to each state of the node.
• These values allow computing an expected numerical value for these nodes, even if these nodes are purely symbolic.
• Note that it is not necessary to assign values to some or all states. The states without an associated value are will be excluded from the calculation of the expected value.

• A typical example for assigning values would be ordinal states generated from survey responses. For instance, the survey response "Under 18" could be assigned the value of based on domain knowledge. If the survey was only given to 16 to 18-year-olds, and assuming a fairly uniform distribution of age, one might assign a value of 17 to the "Under 18" state.
• If the node is continuous and has associated data, a button Generate Values is displayed at the bottom, which prompts computing the values associated with the states of the database automatically.
• Any Weights assigned to the dataset are taken into account in this calculation.