This chapter will give an overview of the example problems that come with GeneHunter.  The examples are included in the spreadsheet file called GHSAMPLE.XLS, which is located in the directory where you installed GeneHunter.  The examples are meant to demonstrate the different types of problems that GeneHunter may help you solve.  You will undoubtedly discover many more uses for GeneHunter.  You are encouraged to change the parameters in the example programs in order to experiment with how GeneHunter works.

Creating a model of a problem in GeneHunter requires entering the relevant data into an Excel spreadsheet and entering a description of the problem into a GeneHunter dialog box.  The dialog box may be opened from the Excel Tools Menu.  Select GeneHunter and then select the Start option to display the dialog box.

NOTE. When opening GeneHunter example workbooks in Excel, you may get a security warning saying that macros in this workbook have been disabled. This happens because some example workbooks contains a VBA code to provide various functionality for the examples. You will need to enable the macro content in the workbook to be able to run the examples. In Excel 97- Excel 2003 this option may be found under the Tools -> Macros -> Security menu. Select Medium or Low option on the Security Level tab.

Example Files:

Portfolio

Neural Net – Bob’s Deli

NYSE Prediction

Traveling Salesman Problem

Scheduler

NYSE 2 Prediction

Polynomial Approximation

Portfolio Optimization

Clusters

Selecting Indicators