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 : : :.

The target is either 1 or –1. The value is a positive integer that is the column index starting at 1, where . The value is a double number that is the corresponding column value.

Note: For more information, see Example 32.1.

Last updated: September 23, 2026