BNET Procedure

PROC BNET Features

The BNET procedure has the following features:

  • structure learning through efficient local learning algorithms

  • efficient variable selection through independence tests

  • automatic selection of the best parameters by using a validation data subset

  • learning of different types of Bayesian network structures

  • capability to specify links to include in or exclude from a network

  • handling of both nominal and interval input variables

  • binning of the interval input variables

  • handling of missing values

  • multithreading during the training and scoring phases

Last updated: September 04, 2026