REGISTERMODEL Procedure

TARGET Statement

TARGET variable / LEVEL=BINARY | INTERVAL | NOMINAL <EVENT='event'>;

The TARGET statement names the variable whose values the model tries to predict. You must specify a TARGET statement if you specify the ASSESSMENT statement.

You must specify the following option:

LEVEL=BINARY | INTERVAL | NOMINAL

specifies the level of measurement of the target variable. You can specify the following values:

BINARY: specifies that the measurement level is binary.
INTERVAL: specifies that the measurement level is interval.
NOMINAL: specifies that the measurement level is nominal.

If LEVEL=BINARY or NOMINAL, then you must also specify the following option:

EVENT='event': specifies the event level of the target. If the target variable is formatted, you must specify the formatted event level. The 'event' must be a quoted string.

Last updated: September 23, 2026