The PSMATCH Procedure

CLASS Statement

  • CLASS variables;

The required CLASS statement specifies the following input variables that are used as classification variables:

  • the variable to use as the treatment indicator in the PSDATA and PSMODEL statements

  • the classification covariates in the logistic model in the PSMODEL statement

  • the classification variables that are specified in the VAR= option in the ASSESS statement

If a PSMODEL statement is specified, the CLASS statement must precede the PSMODEL statement. Classification variables can be either character or numeric.