The CNTSELECT Procedure

Functional Summary

Table 8.1 summarizes the statements and options used with the CNTSELECT procedure.

Table 8.1: Functional Summary

Description

Statement

Option

Data Set Options

  

Specifies the input data set

PROC CNTSELECT

DATA=

Specifies the identification variable for panel data analysis

PROC CNTSELECT

GROUPID=

Writes estimates to an output data set

OUTPUT

OUT=

Specifies BY-group processing

BY

 

Specifies the classification variables

CLASS

 

Specifies an optional frequency variable

FREQ

 

Specifies an optional weight variable

WEIGHT

 

Printing Control Options

  

Prints the correlation matrix of the estimates

PROC CNTSELECT

CORRB

Prints the covariance matrix of the estimates

PROC CNTSELECT

COVB

Suppresses the normal printed output

PROC CNTSELECT

NOPRINT

Requests all printing options

PROC CNTSELECT

PRINTALL

Prints timing information

PROC CNTSELECT

PRINTTIMING

Prints the names used internally for the parameters

PROC CNTSELECT

PRINTINTERNALNAMES

Options to Control the Optimization Process

  

Selects the iterative minimization method to use

PROC CNTSELECT

METHOD=

Specifies maximum number of iterations allowed

PROC CNTSELECT

MAXITER=

Specifies maximum number of function calls

PROC CNTSELECT

MAXFUNC=

Specifies the upper limit of CPU time in seconds

PROC CNTSELECT

MAXTIME=

Sets boundary restrictions on parameters

BOUNDS

 

Sets initial values for parameters

INIT

 

Sets linear restrictions on parameters

RESTRICT

 

Model Estimation Options

  

Specifies the dispersion variables

DISPMODEL

 

Specifies the type of model

PROC CNTSELECT

DIST=

Specifies the type of covariance matrix

PROC CNTSELECT

COVEST=

Specifies the type of error components model for panel data

MODEL

ERRORCOMP=

Suppresses the intercept parameter

MODEL

NOINT

Specifies the offset variable

MODEL

OFFSET=

Specifies the parameterization for the Conway-Maxwell-Poisson (CMP) model

MODEL

PARAMETER=

Specifies the zero-inflated offset variable

ZEROMODEL

OFFSET=

Specifies the zero-inflated link function

ZEROMODEL

LINK=

Specifies the constructed regression effects

EFFECT

 

Regression Effect-Selection Options

  

Specifies the selection method

SELECTION

METHOD=

Specifies how to apply the STOP= criterion

SELECTION

STOPHORIZON=

Regression Effect-Selection Method Options

  

Specifies a criterion for choosing the best model at each step

SELECTION

CHOOSE=

Specifies that the competitive form of the stepwise selection method be used

SELECTION

COMPETITIVE

Specifies the maximum number of effects in the model

SELECTION

MAXEFFECTS=

Specifies the maximum number of selection steps

SELECTION

MAXSTEPS=

Specifies the minimum number of effects in the model

SELECTION

MINEFFECTS=

Specifies a criterion to decide which effects enter or leave the model at each step

SELECTION

SELECT=

Specifies a criterion for stopping the selection process

SELECTION

STOP=

Output Control Options

  

Specifies the ODS tables to display

DISPLAY

 

Specifies the ODS tables to save as CAS output tables

DISPLAYOUT

 

Specifies the output item store to preserve the properties of the model and the results of fitting the model

PROC CNTSELECT

STORE=

Outputs SAS variables to the output data set

OUTPUT

COPYVAR=

Outputs the estimates of dispersion for the CMP model

OUTPUT

DISPERSION

Outputs the estimates of GDelta for the CMP model

OUTPUT

GDELTA=

Outputs the estimates of for the CMP model

OUTPUT

LAMBDA=

Outputs the estimates of for the CMP model

OUTPUT

NU=

Outputs the estimates of for the CMP model

OUTPUT

MU=

Outputs the estimates of mode for the CMP model

OUTPUT

MODE=

Outputs the probability that the response variable will take the current value

OUTPUT

PROB=

Outputs probabilities for particular response values

OUTPUT

PROBCOUNT( )

Outputs expected value of response variable

OUTPUT

PRED=

Outputs the estimates of variance for the CMP model

OUTPUT

VARIANCE=

Outputs estimates of XBeta

OUTPUT

XBETA=

Outputs estimates of ZGamma

OUTPUT

ZGAMMA=

Outputs probability of a zero value as a result of the zero-generating process

OUTPUT

PROBZERO=


Last updated: June 14, 2018