Interval Target Variable Report

About Interval Target Variable Reports

The Interval Target Variable report creates two plots for you to view the actual versus predicted values for a model and the actual versus residual values for a model. Interval Target Variable report can be created only for prediction models. Before you can create an Interval Target Variable report, certain project and model property settings must be set.

Verify Project and Model Properties

Before you can run an Interval Target Variable report, you must set the following project properties:
Default Test Table
Specifies a test table that is listed in the SAS Metadata Repository tab or the SAS Libraries tab in the Data Sources category view. The test table must contain the target variable, as well as values for the variables that are defined by the project input variables.
Training Target Variable
Specifies the name of the target variable that was used to train the model. The model must have the same training target variable as the project.
Output Prediction Variable
Specifies the name of the output prediction variable.
To verify the model mapping, click on the model name and verify that the model variables are mapped to the project variables. If the variable names are the same, you do not need to map the variables. If they are not mapped, for each project variable, click Edit, click the project variable’s Model Variable field, and select a variable name.

Create an Interval Target Variable Report

After ensuring that the appropriate project properties have been set and the model mapping is set, follow these instructions to create an Interval Target Variable report:
  1. (Optional) Change the sample size and sample seed in SAS Management Console. The report is created based on the sample data of the default test table. By default, the sample size is 1000 and the sample seed is 12345. When the sample size is greater than 5000, the chart created in the report is a heat map.
  2. Expand the version folder Version folder.
  3. Right-click the Reports node and select Reportsthen selectNew Report Wizard. The New Report window appears.
    Interval Target Variable Report
  4. Select Interval Target Variable Report from theType list box.
  5. In the Format box, select the type of output that you want to create. The default is PDF. Other options are HTML, RTF, and EXCEL.
  6. In the Style box, select a report style. The default is SAS default. Other options are Seaside, Meadow, and Harvest.
  7. In the Select column of the Select Models table, check the box for the models that you want to include in the report.
  8. In the Report Properties box, complete the Name and Description properties if you do not want to use the default values. The default value for the Name property uses the form IntervalTarget_DdateTtime. Click OK. A dialog box message confirms that the report was created successfully.
  9. If errors occurred, ensure that the prerequisite properties have been set correctly or correct the reported model configuration error.

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