topic proc nlmixed score a new data set in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-nlmixed-score-a-new-data-set/m-p/174132#M301890 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Is there an equivalent of Proc PLM or Proc Score that can be used with Proc NLMixed? I want to save the parameters from Proc NLMixed and use them at a later date without rerunning NLMixed.</P><P>Thanks</P><P>Nicky</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:58:30 GMT NickyD 2013-12-16T12:58:30Z proc nlmixed score a new data set https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-nlmixed-score-a-new-data-set/m-p/174132#M301890 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><BR />Is there an equivalent of Proc PLM or Proc Score that can be used with Proc NLMixed? I want to save the parameters from Proc NLMixed and use them at a later date without rerunning NLMixed.</P><P>Thanks</P><P>Nicky</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:58:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-nlmixed-score-a-new-data-set/m-p/174132#M301890 NickyD 2013-12-16T12:58:30Z Re: proc nlmixed score a new data set https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-nlmixed-score-a-new-data-set/m-p/174133#M301891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I think the closest you could come is to append the additional observations with the dependent variable set to missing, and then use the PREDICT statement.&nbsp; I think the problem that will arise has to do with subjects not being in both datasets, and consequently a lack of EBE's for the variance for the new subjects.</P><P></P><P>Given that, probably the best "predictor" would be the marginal estimate obtained by plugging in the fixed effect estimators.&nbsp; This assumes that the random effects are normal[0,sigma2], and so would not change the point estimate.&nbsp; Interval estimates, well, I am stumped as I don't see how to include the random effect variance for the additional subjects.</P><P></P><P>Steve Denham</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:38:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-nlmixed-score-a-new-data-set/m-p/174133#M301891 SteveDenham 2013-12-16T13:38:22Z