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Machine Learning Procedures
 

FOREST Procedure

TARGET Statement

  • TARGET variable </ LEVEL=NOMINAL | INTERVAL>;

The TARGET statement names the variable whose values PROC FOREST tries to predict.

You can specify the following option:

LEVEL=NOMINAL | INTERVAL

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

NOMINAL

specifies that the level of measurement of the variables is nominal.

INTERVAL

specifies that the level of measurement of the variables is interval.

By default, LEVEL=INTERVAL for numeric variables and LEVEL=NOMINAL for categorical variables.

Last updated: August 06, 2026