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The SPARSEML Procedure

INPUT Statement

  • INPUT variable;

The INPUT statement specifies the name of the input variable to use in training. The input variable is a character string that contains a target and a sequence of space-separated sparse variable values. The format of the input variable is target normal c normal o normal l normal u normal m normal n Subscript 1:normal v normal a normal l normal u normal e Subscript 1 normal c normal o normal l normal u normal m normal n Subscript 2:normal v normal a normal l normal u normal e Subscript 2 ellipsis normal c normal o normal l normal u normal m normal n Subscript n:normal v normal a normal l normal u normal e Subscript n.

The target is either 1 or –1. The value normal c normal o normal l normal u normal m normal n Subscript i is a positive integer that is the column index starting at 1, where i equals 1 comma 2 comma ellipsis comma n. The value normal v normal a normal l normal u normal e Subscript i is a double number that is the corresponding column value.

Note: For more information, see Example 21.1.

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Last updated: November 11, 2020