Hi,
I have a large dataset containing information of individuals. Is there any procedure in SAS that could help me create an estimate of how these people should "be", aka. according to their age, education etc, for example, how many children should they have?
I'd like to create an estimate of all the variable for each individual, so that I can compare their actual response to the estimated one.
/Matilda
That's what statistical models do: they enable you to predict values and compare your model to reality.
Your example is a classic regression model: predict the number of children as model of age, education, etc. The number of children is a response variable (dependent variable) which is estimated from the data according to the independent variables (age, education).
You should read the Introduction to Statistical Modeling in the SAS/STAT documentation, and also the Introduction to Regression Modeling:
That's what statistical models do: they enable you to predict values and compare your model to reality.
Your example is a classic regression model: predict the number of children as model of age, education, etc. The number of children is a response variable (dependent variable) which is estimated from the data according to the independent variables (age, education).
You should read the Introduction to Statistical Modeling in the SAS/STAT documentation, and also the Introduction to Regression Modeling:
Don't miss out on SAS Innovate - Register now for the FREE Livestream!
Can't make it to Vegas? No problem! Watch our general sessions LIVE or on-demand starting April 17th. Hear from SAS execs, best-selling author Adam Grant, Hot Ones host Sean Evans, top tech journalist Kara Swisher, AI expert Cassie Kozyrkov, and the mind-blowing dance crew iLuminate! Plus, get access to over 20 breakout sessions.
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.