topic Re: Using proc logistic in SAS in SAS Data Science

Using proc logistic in SAS

juanvg1972 — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:42:56 GMT

Hi,

I am using proc logistic in order to create a logistic regression to predict a var called res1 base in some variables called var1,var2...., var8 ( 8 vars)

proc logistic data=test outmodel=modelo plots=ROC ;
class var1 var2 ............... var8;
model res1 = var1 var2 ............... var8 /* selection=forward */;
quit;

I would like to know which is the best way to notice which are the most important variables in my modelo, the vars that have more prediction capacity. Prior to execute the proc logistic I do a "proc discrim" in order to get the most important vars, but I don't know if is the best way...

Also I would like to know if there is anyway to gest the most important vars for the model, the most importance vars for proc logistics. For example in R y do importance(name_of_model)

Any advice will be greatly apreciatted

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

Ksharp — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:31:56 GMT

1)You can check ODDS RATIO of each variable, the most of it has the most power .

2)selection=stepwise , the first one enter the model should be the most important ? Just guess.

E.X.

proc logistic data=sashelp.class;
model sex(ref='M')=age weight height/clodds=both;
run;

Seems AGE is the most import variable.

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

juanvg1972 — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:11:19 GMT

Thanks for your help.

I have for one variable different parameters in the model depending on the range of value of the variable. That is:

My question is...can I force procc logistic to get only one parameter for variable??

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

Ksharp — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:26:06 GMT

"My question is...can I force procc logistic to get only one parameter for variable??"

Sorry. I can't understand what is your mean. If that variable was category variable, maybe you could check EFFECT statement.

Something like. maybe you could try other combination.

proc logistic data=sashelp.class;
class age;
effect new_age=collection(age);
model sex(ref='M')=new_age weight height/clodds=wald;
run;

"What output coeficients are good to validate the model?"

About C, as far as I know it is the area under ROC curve. which means it is bigger ,the model is better .

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

Shivi82 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:41:09 GMT

In the below screen your C statistic is very high and ideally it should be more than 0.5 for the model to be fit.

Also the concordarnce statistics is robust at 97+ which shows the probability of events where discordance is non event. so in your case you have a very high probability of events.

To check which var are significant or insignificant check the parameter estimate of each independent var & its corresponding p value as well.

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

juanvg1972 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:54:46 GMT

Thanks very much...., very useful

Do you know how to interpret this coeffs?

AIC, SC , -2LogL

Thanks

Re: Using proc logistic in SAS

Ksharp — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:21:25 GMT

That is model goodness-fit statistic. The lower imply the model is better.