topic Efficient way to predict a Categorical variable using continuous independant variable in Statistical Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/Efficient-way-to-predict-a-Categorical-variable-using-continuous/m-p/22041#M712 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> You have several options. Since your response variable is ordinal, read this example to see if ordinal logistic regression fits your needs:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/statug/63962/HTML/default/viewer.htm#statug_logistic_sect061.htm">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/statug/63962/HTML/default/viewer.htm#statug_logistic_sect061.htm</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:03:11 GMT Rick_SAS 2012-03-05T15:03:11Z Efficient way to predict a Categorical variable using continuous independant variable https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/Efficient-way-to-predict-a-Categorical-variable-using-continuous/m-p/22040#M711 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey guys...</P><P></P><P>I have to build a model to predict a categorical information (income size) on a group of people using continuous variables like sales, units etc.. which is the best way to do it in sas?</P><P><BR />I tried biulding a GLM, but couldn't interpret the results...any help on this?</P><P>Another method I tried was replacing the categorical information with numbers and try biulding a normal regression analysis on it, will that work?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance!</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:57:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/Efficient-way-to-predict-a-Categorical-variable-using-continuous/m-p/22040#M711 DrZenith 2012-03-05T14:57:18Z Efficient way to predict a Categorical variable using continuous independant variable https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/Efficient-way-to-predict-a-Categorical-variable-using-continuous/m-p/22041#M712 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> You have several options. Since your response variable is ordinal, read this example to see if ordinal logistic regression fits your needs:</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/statug/63962/HTML/default/viewer.htm#statug_logistic_sect061.htm">http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/statug/63962/HTML/default/viewer.htm#statug_logistic_sect061.htm</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:03:11 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/Efficient-way-to-predict-a-Categorical-variable-using-continuous/m-p/22041#M712 Rick_SAS 2012-03-05T15:03:11Z