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Problem Note 51770: Inconsistent formulas for AIC, AICC, BIC, and SBC in the GLMSELECT procedure documentation

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The formulas for AIC, AICC, BIC, and SBC in PROC GLMSELECT have been updated in the SAS/STAT® User's Guide. Refer to the Formulas and Definitions for Model Fit Summary Statistics table under GLMSELECT Procedure > Details > Criteria Used in Model Selection Methods. Beginning in the SAS/STAT 13.1 User's Guide, these statistics are documented as a function of log(SSE/n) where log is the natural (base e) logarithm. In the SAS/STAT 12.3 User's Guide and earlier, the notation ln is used instead of log to indicate the natural (base e) logarithm.

Also, in some versions of the SAS/STAT User's Guide prior to 13.1, there are mistakes in the AIC and AICC formulas.

The GLMSELECT procedure computes and reports the correct results for the AIC, AICC, BIC, and SBC criteria. Only the logarithm notation has changed in the documentation, and formulas have been corrected.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS/STATz/OS9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista9.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
Windows Vista for x649.2 TS1M09.3 TS1M2
64-bit Enabled AIX9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
HP-UX IPF9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
Linux9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
Linux for x649.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
OpenVMS on HP Integrity9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
Solaris for x649.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M1
* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.