topic Re: ERROR: Computations are terminated because the number of response levels, 264, exceeds MAXRESPON in Statistical Procedures

ERROR: Computations are terminated because the number of response levels, 264, exceeds MAXRESPONSELE

Achieng — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:07:10 GMT

proc logistic data=work.combine0002;
CLASS IstherespondenttheHHhea/ param=reference;
MODEL y =IstherespondenttheHHhea foodpast4wks_07_1a foodpast4wks_07_0a
foodpast4wks_07_3a /lackfit;
 run;

ERROR: Computations are terminated because the number of response levels, 264, exceeds MAXRESPONSELEVELS=100.

this is the error I am getting after running this code. I don't know what to do. Please help

Re: ERROR: Computations are terminated because the number of response levels, 264, exceeds MAXRESPON

Rick_SAS — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:17:59 GMT

The most common use of logistic regression is to predict a binary variable. Thus (often) your Y variable would have only two values 0 and 1.

The error is saying that your Y variable has more than 100 levels. Probably you are either

1. Using the wrong variable as the response. Is there a different variable that is binary?

2/ Using the wrong procedure. If Y is a continuous variable (rather than binary), then you should use PROC GLM or some other variable that models continuous responses.