Problem Note 64044: PROC BGLIMM incorrectly issues "ERROR: All effects from at least one RANDOM statement are not estimable because the design matrix is singular"
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PROC BGLIMM might incorrectly detect a singularity if you specify the INTERCEPT (or INT) option in a RANDOM statement. When this problem occurs, the following message is issued in the log:
ERROR: All effects from at least one RANDOM statement are not estimable because the design matrix
is singular. Consider reducing the number of RANDOM statements.
is singular. Consider reducing the number of RANDOM statements.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | z/OS | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
A fix for this issue for SAS/STAT 15.1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E8U.html#64044
If you specify INTERCEPT (or INT) as an effect in a RANDOM statement in PROC BGLIMM, a design matrix singularity might be incorrectly reported.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> BGLIMM Analytics ==> Bayesian Analysis Analytics ==> Mixed Models |
| Date Modified: | 2019-04-24 15:35:52 |
| Date Created: | 2019-04-15 16:15:46 |