BINNING Procedure

TARGET Statement

TARGET variable / <options>;

When the value of the METHOD= option is BUCKET, QUANTILE, WINSOR, or CUTPTS, the TARGET statement names the variable that PROC BINNING uses to calculate the weight of evidence and information value. If you specify multiple TARGET statements, only the first one is used.

When the value of the METHOD= option is TREE, the TARGET statement names the variable that PROC BINNING uses to create trees.

You can specify the following options after a slash (/):

EVENT="category"

specifies the target event category that PROC BINNING uses to calculate the weight of evidence and information value in a quoted string of characters. You must specify this option if the WOE option is specified in the PROC BINNING statement.

LEVEL=INTERVAL | NOMINAL

specifies whether to treat the target variable as interval or nominal. You can specify the following values:

INTERVAL INT: treats the target variable as interval.
NOMINAL NOM: treats the target variable as nominal.

By default, LEVEL=INTERVAL.

Last updated: September 22, 2026