Summary of Functions

Table 12.3, Table 12.4, and Table 12.5 classify the OPTEX statements and options by function.

Table 12.3 Summary of Options for Specifying the Design

Function

Statement

Option

Design Characteristics

Number of design points

GENERATE

N=number

Saturated design

GENERATE

N=SATURATED

Augmented design

GENERATE

AUGMENT=SAS-data-set

Bayesian optimal design

MODEL

/ PRIOR=

Optimality Criteria

Minimize trace of

GENERATE

CRITERION=A

Maximize

GENERATE

CRITERION=D

Minimize mean minimum

GENERATE

CRITERION=U

  distance to design

Maximize mean distance

GENERATE

CRITERION=S

  between nearest design points

Model Specification

Specify independent effects

MODEL

effects

Exclude intercept term

MODEL

effects NOINT

Specify CLASS variables

CLASS

variables

Specify CLASS variable parameterization

CLASS

/ PARAM=parameterization

Display CLASS variable parameterization

PROC OPTEX

CLASSPARAM

Static coding

PROC OPTEX

CODING=STATIC

Orthogonal coding

PROC OPTEX

CODING=ORTH

Orthogonal coding with

PROC OPTEX

CODING=ORTHCAN

  respect to candidates only

Suppress coding of effects

PROC OPTEX

NOCODE

Block Specification

Specify general covariance

BLOCKS

COVAR=SAS-data-set <options>

  matrix for runs

 

VAR=variables

Specify general covariate model

BLOCKS

DESIGN=SAS-data-set <options>

Specify blocks of size

BLOCKS

STRUCTURE=<options>

Options for block specifications

  Repeat the search times

 

ITER=

  Retain best searches

 

KEEP=

  Select initial design at random

 

INIT=RANDOM

  Select initial design in order

 

INIT=CHAIN


Initial Design Characteristics

Random and sequential methods

GENERATE

INITDESIGN=PARTIAL

Random initial design

GENERATE

INITDESIGN=RANDOM

Sequential initial design

GENERATE

INITDESIGN=SEQUENTIAL

Specify initial design

GENERATE

INITDESIGN=SAS-data-set

Table 12.4 Summary of Options for Searching for the Design

Function

Statement

Option

Design Search Specification

Retain best searches

GENERATE

KEEP=

Search times

GENERATE

ITER=

Specify candidate points

PROC OPTEX

DATA=SAS-data-set

Specify random seed

PROC OPTEX

SEED=number

Specify effective zero

PROC OPTEX

EPSILON=

Design Search Methods

DETMAX algorithm with maximum excursion level

GENERATE

METHOD=DETMAX<(level)>

Exchange algorithm

GENERATE

METHOD=EXCHANGE

-Exchange algorithm

GENERATE

METHOD=EXCHANGE

Sequential algorithm

GENERATE

METHOD=SEQUENTIAL

Fedorov algorithm

GENERATE

METHOD=FEDOROV

Modified Fedorov algorithm

GENERATE

METHOD=M_FEDOROV

Table 12.5 Summary of Options for Examining and Saving the Design

Function

Statement

Option

Save the Design

Best design

OUTPUT OUT=SAS-data-set

 

Specific design

OUTPUT OUT=SAS-data-set

NUMBER=design-number

Block variable name

OUTPUT OUT=SAS-data-set

BLOCK=variable-name

Specify transfer variables

ID

variables

List the Design

Design characteristics

EXAMINE

 

Design points

EXAMINE

DESIGN

Information matrix

EXAMINE

INFORMATION

Specific optimal design

EXAMINE

NUMBER=design-number

Variance matrix

EXAMINE

VARIANCE

Suppress all output

PROC OPTEX

NOPRINT