The NLMIXED Procedure
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Overview
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Getting Started
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Syntax
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DetailsModeling Assumptions and NotationIntegral ApproximationsBuilt-in Log-Likelihood FunctionsHierarchical Model SpecificationOptimization AlgorithmsFinite-Difference Approximations of DerivativesHessian ScalingActive Set MethodsLine-Search MethodsRestricting the Step LengthComputational ProblemsCovariance MatrixPredictionComputational ResourcesDisplayed OutputODS Table Names
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Examples
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BY Statement
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BY variables;
You can specify a BY statement with PROC NLMIXED to obtain separate analyses of observations in groups that are defined by the BY variables. When a BY statement appears, the procedure expects the input data set to be sorted in order of the BY variables. If you specify more than one BY statement, only the last one specified is used.
If your input data set is not sorted in ascending order, use one of the following alternatives:
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Sort the data by using the SORT procedure with a similar BY statement.
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Specify the NOTSORTED or DESCENDING option in the BY statement for the NLMIXED procedure. The NOTSORTED option does not mean that the data are unsorted but rather that the data are arranged in groups (according to values of the BY variables) and that these groups are not necessarily in alphabetical or increasing numeric order.
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Create an index on the BY variables by using the DATASETS procedure (in Base SAS software).
An optimization problem is solved for each BY group separately unless the TECH= NONE option is specified.
For more information about BY-group processing, see the discussion in SAS Language Reference: Concepts. For more information about the DATASETS procedure, see the discussion in the Base SAS Procedures Guide.