The LIFEREG Procedure
- Overview
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Getting Started
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Syntax
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DetailsMissing ValuesModel SpecificationComputational MethodSupported DistributionsPredicted ValuesConfidence IntervalsFit StatisticsProbability PlottingINEST= Data SetOUTEST= Data SetXDATA= Data SetComputational ResourcesBayesian AnalysisDisplayed Output for Classical AnalysisDisplayed Output for Bayesian AnalysisODS Table NamesODS Graphics
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ExamplesMotorette FailureComputing Predicted Values for a Tobit ModelOvercoming Convergence Problems by Specifying Initial ValuesAnalysis of Arbitrarily Censored Data with Interaction EffectsProbability Plotting—Right CensoringProbability Plotting—Arbitrary CensoringBayesian Analysis of Clinical Trial DataModel Postfitting Analysis
- References
CLASS variables </ TRUNCATE> ;
The CLASS statement names the classification variables to be used in the model. Typical classification variables are Treatment, Sex, Race, Group, and Replication. If you use the CLASS statement, it must appear before the MODEL statement.
Classification variables can be either character or numeric. By default, class levels are determined from the entire set of formatted values of the CLASS variables.
Note: Prior to SAS 9, class levels were determined by using no more than the first 16 characters of the formatted values. To revert to this previous behavior, you can use the TRUNCATE option in the CLASS statement.
In any case, you can use formats to group values into levels. See the discussion of the FORMAT procedure in the Base SAS Procedures Guide and the discussions of the FORMAT statement and SAS formats in SAS Formats and Informats: Reference. You can adjust the order of CLASS variable levels with the ORDER= option in the PROC LIFEREG statement. You can specify the following option in the CLASS statement after a slash (/):