topic Re: DF=0 in PROC PHREG output in Statistical Procedures

DF=0 in PROC PHREG output

debblack — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:33:34 GMT

I have a binary covariate using PROC PHREG that states it has 0 DF in the output. I have checked and there are definitely two categories in the data for this covariate. I am not sur ehow to proceed.

Re: DF=0 in PROC PHREG output

Reeza — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:17:25 GMT

Can you post some of the output that illustrates your issue?

Re: DF=0 in PROC PHREG output

JacobSimonsen — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:42:21 GMT

It is not enough you have more than one value of the covariate in your data. There should also be events in all levels ( I mean, not all persons with same level should be censored).

It is even more complicated: At the time a person has events, there should also be persons with different values of covariates at risk at that time, if that event should contribute anything. If all events fail this, then it is possible to have events at several levels and still no estimate (and df=0).

Re: DF=0 in PROC PHREG output

debblack — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:25:44 GMT

Thank you this is very helpful and I can see my error because to model mortality and whether there is an extreme weather event but of course each date has the same value hence my error