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Andualem
Calcite | Level 5

I get this warning repeatedly when I want to analyze my data using SAS software.

 

WARNING: Mean separation procedures will not be carried out due to zero degrees of freedom for
the specified error source.

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

@Andualem wrote:

I get this warning repeatedly when I want to analyze my data using SAS software.

 

WARNING: Mean separation procedures will not be carried out due to zero degrees of freedom for
the specified error source.


What are you attempting to do? Show us (the relevant parts of) your SASLOG so we can see the code that produces this warning!

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Paige Miller
Reeza
Super User
Whatever you're trying to do, you likely don't have enough observations.

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