Using the Parameter Sampling Menu
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The *Sampling* menu is an interface for Paramorama, a plugin for an
interactive visualization program for exploring the parameter space of
image analysis algorithms.

This menu option is only shown if specified in the Preferences. Note
that if this preference setting is changed, CellProfiler must be
restarted.

Using this plugin will allow you sample a range of setting values in
**IdentifyPrimaryObjects** and save the object identification results
for later inspection. Upon completion, the plug-in will generate a text
file, which specifies: (1) all unique combinations of the sampled
parameter values; (2) the mapping from each combination of parameter
values to one or more output images; and (3) the actual output images.

**References**

-  Pretorius AJ, Bray MA, Carpenter AE and Ruddle RA. (2011)
   “Visualization of parameter space for image analysis” *IEEE
   Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics* 17(12),
   2402-2411.
