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alexPrice
Calcite | Level 5

I keep getting a no valid observations error.  My code works when I only have 2 variables but anymore than that and SAS doesn't know what to do.  What am I doing wrong?

 

data totalHeight;
input FFD SPR RGF PLF SLF;
datalines;
82 1.468 3.30 0.166 0.10
89 1.605 3.64 0.154 0.10
101 2.168 4.87 0.177 2.90
107 2.054 4.72 0.275 1.10
115 2.467 4.11 0.298 1.00
122 1.294 3.75 0.150 0.90
127 2.183 3.97 0.000 2.40
137 2.426 4.65 0.117 1.80
147 2.607 3.84 0.155 2.30
166 4.567 4.92 0.138 3.20
174 4.588 3.82 0.249 3.50
175 3.618 4.32 0.143 2.80
177 5.855 4.53 0.172 2.50
184 2.898 4.48 0.178 3.00
187 3.880 5.39 0.101 3.00
189 0.455 4.99 0.008 2.64
194 8.088 4.50 0.251 2.70
197 6.502 5.20 0.366 2.90
201 6.081 5.65 0.106 2.90
204 7.105 5.40 0.089 3.20
255 8.548 4.20 0.222 2.90
328 6.321 6.45 0.187 2.00
;
proc reg data=totalHeight;
model FFD=SPR RGF PLF SLF/selection=stepwise;
run;

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Reeza
Super User

Works fine for me. Post your exact code and log. 

 

 1          OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
 68         
 69         data totalHeight;
 70         input FFD SPR RGF PLF SLF;
 71         datalines;
 
 NOTE: The data set WORK.TOTALHEIGHT has 22 observations and 5 variables.
 NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time):
       real time           0.00 seconds
       cpu time            0.01 seconds
       
 
 94         ;
 95         proc reg data=totalHeight;
 96         model FFD=SPR RGF PLF SLF/selection=stepwise;
 97         run;
 
 98         
 99         OPTIONS NONOTES NOSTIMER NOSOURCE NOSYNTAXCHECK;
 110   
Spoiler

@alexPrice wrote:

I keep getting a no valid observations error.  My code works when I only have 2 variables but anymore than that and SAS doesn't know what to do.  What am I doing wrong?

 

data totalHeight;
input FFD SPR RGF PLF SLF;
datalines;
82 1.468 3.30 0.166 0.10
89 1.605 3.64 0.154 0.10
101 2.168 4.87 0.177 2.90
107 2.054 4.72 0.275 1.10
115 2.467 4.11 0.298 1.00
122 1.294 3.75 0.150 0.90
127 2.183 3.97 0.000 2.40
137 2.426 4.65 0.117 1.80
147 2.607 3.84 0.155 2.30
166 4.567 4.92 0.138 3.20
174 4.588 3.82 0.249 3.50
175 3.618 4.32 0.143 2.80
177 5.855 4.53 0.172 2.50
184 2.898 4.48 0.178 3.00
187 3.880 5.39 0.101 3.00
189 0.455 4.99 0.008 2.64
194 8.088 4.50 0.251 2.70
197 6.502 5.20 0.366 2.90
201 6.081 5.65 0.106 2.90
204 7.105 5.40 0.089 3.20
255 8.548 4.20 0.222 2.90
328 6.321 6.45 0.187 2.00
;
proc reg data=totalHeight;
model FFD=SPR RGF PLF SLF/selection=stepwise;
run;


ChrisNZ
Tourmaline | Level 20

Your code generates no error for me.

alexPrice
Calcite | Level 5

I copied the code from my post and put it back into my SAS and it works now, I am not sure why but that is super annoying, I spent about an hour trying to figure out why it wouldn't work.  O well.  

mkeintz
PROC Star

Even though no error was found in your program, please mark your topic as solved.  I'd recommend marking your own response reporting that resubmission ran successfully as the "solution".

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