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Problem Note 53048: PROC HPLMIXED might produce incorrect standard errors for fixed effects
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PROC HPLMIXED might produce incorrect standard errors for the fixed effects when all of the following conditions are met:
- The METHOD=ML option is specified in the PROC HPLMIXED statement.
- The NTHREADS= option is specified in the PERFORMANCE statement with a value of 2 or more.
- The estimated G matrix is nonsingular.
To circumvent this problem, specify NTHREADS=1 in the PERFORMANCE statement.
A hotfix is planned for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | Z64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||
| z/OS | 12.3 | 13.2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M2 | ||