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Screening factors for logistic regression
I have developed 600+ potential predictors for use in a logistic regression model I'm working on. I want to screen each as efficiently as possible for predictive power (using the c-statistic). We have a brute- force method to generate the c-statistics (proc logistic on yvar=xvar_in_question, then numerically inte... 2 Dec 2009 10:58

Sas/af multiple select list box problem
see: http://support.sas.com/kb/25/991.html On 12/2/09, Murphy Choy <goladin(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi, I was trying out af and came across this problem with the multi select list box. The list box contains a group of selected variables. But when I use the listbox.selecteditems, it just throw me a number inste... 2 Dec 2009 12:06

Sas/af multiple select list box problem
Hi, I was trying out af and came across this problem with the multi select list box. The list box contains a group of selected variables. But when I use the listbox.selecteditems, it just throw me a number instead of characters. Any suggestions? Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld -- Regards, Murphy Ch... 2 Dec 2009 08:43

Error Handling – Data Sets
In addition to Ron's very useful advice, I would suggest looking at the _ERROR_ automatic variable, and _IORC_ - they're most commonly used for error trapping/raising. -Joe On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:58 PM, SAS Swamy <sasswamy(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello, I haven=92t done any Error handling so far in SAS ,... 2 Dec 2009 15:31

Creating a "Shift" Table
Final Reading Normal Mild Moderate Severe Missing Total Normal Mild Moderate Severe Missing Total Sorry, my previous Table Shell got "jumbled". The Final Readings are on top and the Baseline readings are to the left of the column. ... 3 Dec 2009 19:22

proc gmap, strange rotation at random
I have this piece of code running on a machine several times a day, about 1 hour interval goptions reset=global xpixels=2000 ypixels=1500 gfsname=gout device=png htext=2 gunit=pct; filename gout "<server address here>" ; pattern value=me color=grey repeat=50; proc gmap data=map map=map; id state; choro ... 2 Dec 2009 08:43

IHS Global Insight Data xml feed
We use IHS Global Insight Data for forecasting. Currently the process is very manual. Analyst waits for notification from GI that data is available. Analyst logs into website. Analyst saves excel spreadsheet from GI website locally. We use SAS to read in the data from excel. We would like this feed to be more... 1 Dec 2009 16:08

Slightly OT: Graphic of Unemployment in the United States
Hello... The link below was shared on one of my Linked In groups, and I thought I'd pass it along to SAS-L'ers, too. It shows monthly unemployment rates by county in the US over the past several years. If you click the "start" arrow in the middle of the map you will see how unemployment rates have changed, by ... 4 Dec 2009 22:53

Equivalent of NODUPKEY in PROC SQL?
Curtis, Take a look at Ian's response a while back: http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0301E&L=sas- l&D=1&H=0&O=D&T=1&P=4118 or, in short form: http://xrl.us/bgeqoo Art --------- On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:01:10 -0500, Curtis E. Reid <reid.curtis(a)BLS.GOV> wrote: Hi! What is the equivalent of... 2 Dec 2009 17:49

Equivalent of NODUPKEY in PROC SQL?
Hi! What is the equivalent of NODUPKEY (PROC SORT) in PROC SQL? Using DISTINCT doesn't seem to do the trick well. Thanks in advance! Curtis E. Reid Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ... 1 Dec 2009 12:45