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Machine Learning Procedures
 

PARTIALDEPEND Procedure

PROC PARTIALDEPEND Statement

  • PROC PARTIALDEPEND <options>;

The PROC PARTIALDEPEND statement invokes the procedure. Table 1 summarizes the options in this statement.

Table 1: PROC PARTIALDEPEND Statement Options

Option Description
Basic Options
DATA= Specifies the input data table
LOGLEVEL= Specifies a value to control the quantity and type of notes to print to the client log
NTHREADS= Specifies the number of threads to use in the computation
REPLICATETYPE= Specifies whether to replicate bin cutpoints or midpoints for an interval analysis variable
SAMPLESIZE= Specifies the approximate number of observations to sample from the input data table
SEED= Specifies the seed value for pseudorandom number generation


You can specify the following options:

DATA=libref.data-table

names the input data table for PROC PARTIALDEPEND to use. The default is the most recently created data table. libref.data-table is a two-level name, where

libref

refers to a collection of information that is defined in the LIBNAME statement and includes the library, which includes a path to the data, and a session identifier, which defaults to the active session but which can be explicitly defined in the LIBNAME statement. For more information about libref, see the section Using CAS Sessions and CAS Engine Librefs.

data-table

specifies the name of the input data table.

LOGLEVEL=number

controls the quantity and type of notes to print to the client log. A value of 0 prints only warnings and errors; a value of 1 prints some notes; and a value of 2 prints many notes.

By default, LOGLEVEL=1.

NTHREADS=number

specifies the number of threads to use in the computation. The default value is the number of CPUs available on the machine.

REPLICATETYPE=CUTPOINTS |MIDPOINTS

specifies whether to replicate bin cutpoints or midpoints for an interval analysis variable.

By default, REPLICATETYPE=CUTPOINTS.

SAMPLESIZE=number

specifies the approximate number of observations to sample from the input data table. The value of number must be between 100 and 5000, inclusive.

By default, SAMPLESIZE=1000.

SEED=number

specifies the seed value for pseudorandom number generation. If you do not specify a seed or you specify a value less than or equal to 0, the seed is generated by reading the time of day from the computer’s clock.

Last updated: August 06, 2026