XDATA= Data Set

The LIFEREG Procedure

XDATA= Data Set

The XDATA= data set is used for plotting the predicted probability when there are covariates specified in a MODEL statement and a probability plot is specified with a PROBPLOT statement. See Example 6.1 for an illustration.

The XDATA= data set is an input SAS data set that contains values for all the independent variables in the MODEL statement and variables in the CLASS statement.The XDATA= data set has the same structure as the DATA= data set but is not required to have all the variables or observations that appear in the DATA= data set.

The XDATA= data set must contain all the independent variables in the MODEL statement and variables in the CLASS statement. Even though variables in the CLASS statement may not be used, valid values are required for these variables in the XDATA= data set. Missing values are not allowed. Missing values are not allowed in the XDATA= data set for any of the independent variables either. Missing values are allowed for the dependent variables and other variables if they are included in the XDATA= data set.

If BY processing is used, the XDATA= data set should also include the BY variables, and there must be at least one valid observation for each BY group. If there is more than one valid observation in a BY group, the last one read is used for that BY group.

If there is no XDATA= data set in the PROC LIFEREG statement, by default, the LIFEREG procedure will use the overall mean for effects containing a continuous variable (or variables) and the highest level of a single classification variable as reference level. The rules are summarized as follows:

If the effect contains a continuous variable (or variables), the overall mean of this effect (not the variables) is used.
If the effect is a single classification variable, the highest level of the variable is used.

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