https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905262#M40431 That would make so much sense, thank you! Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:52:50 GMT kcvaldez98 2023-11-29T20:52:50Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905258#M40429 <P>Hi SAS users!</P><P>I am trying to create a PROC ANOVA for my analysis and keep coming with this error: <SPAN>ERROR: No continuous effects allowed in PROC ANOVA.</SPAN></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><SPAN>My code is this: PROC ANOVA DATA=ANOVA;<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp;CLASS Quartiles;<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp;MODEL riskfactors_countyestimate = demo_edupctn3 demo_povpctn outcomes_adults_mental_distr;<BR />RUN;</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Quartiles is a character variable while the rest of the variables are numeric.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I am not very good at the statistical side of SAS so advice is well-appreciated!</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The numeric variables are percentages of populations if that also helps!</SPAN></P><P>Thank you!</P> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:49:08 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905258#M40429 kcvaldez98 2023-11-29T20:49:08Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905261#M40430 I think you want a GLM, not PROC ANOVA here. <BR /><BR />ANOVA expects the variables on the right hand side of the equal sign to be categorical. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:51:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905261#M40430 Reeza 2023-11-29T20:51:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905262#M40431 That would make so much sense, thank you! Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:52:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/PROC-ANOVA/m-p/905262#M40431 kcvaldez98 2023-11-29T20:52:50Z