Assigning Data to Roles

To run the Analysis of Covariance task, you must select an input data source. To filter the input data source, click Filter Icon

You must assign columns to the Dependent variable, Categorical variable, and Continuous covariate roles.

Role	Description
Dependent variable	specifies a continuous numeric variable.
Categorical variable	specifies a character or numeric variable that specifies the levels of the groups.
Continuous covariate	specifies a continuous numeric variable that is related to the dependent variable. You can specify whether to center the covariate variable.