SAS/Ets User's Guide 296. Provides detailed reference material for using SAS/ETS software and guides you through the analysis and forecasting of features such as univariate and multivariate time series, cross-sectional time series, seasonal adjustments, multiequational nonlinear models, discrete choice models, limited dependent variable models, portfolio analysis, and generation of financial reports, with introductory and advanced examples for each procedure. You can also find complete information about two easy-to-use point-and-click applications: the Time Series Forecasting System, for automatic and interactive time series modeling and forecasting, and the Investment Analysis System, for time-value of money analysis of a variety of investments | 2942 F Chapter 47 SAS ETS Model Editor Window Reference Enter Verify the Formula for Your Model Page The Enter Verify the formula for your model page asks you to enter or verify the formula for your model. The title of the page is Enter the formula for your model when you are creating a new model it is Verify the formula for your model when you are modifying an existing template. Figure Enter or Verify the Formula for Your Model Wizard Page This page has the following controls and fields Equation displays the equations to apply for modeling. Variable and Parameter Definitions displays the list of variable names types labels initial values whether this variable is an instrument and output behavior. To specify a value in the table click in the cell and type the desired value. To add a row to the table click the Add button XI table click the Delete button . To delete a row from the All dependent variables are instruments. indicates whether all of the exogenous variables are to be instrumental variables. This check box is equivalent to the _EXOG_ option in the INSTRUMENTS statement in the MODEL procedure. See Chapter 18 The MODEL Procedure SAS ETS User s Guide for more information. Map Program Symbols to Data Set Variable Page F 2943 Instruments Only Use Intercept indicates whether to include only the intercept in the list to be instrument variables. Instruments Include Intercept indicates whether to include an intercept term and all of the exogenous variables as instrumental variables. ID specifies the name of the ID variable to be created for the input data set. You can type any valid SAS variable name in this field or select from the list. Range specifies the time range between observations in the data set. Select a range from list. Start specifies the starting date for the time series in the data set. Enter a date value in this field using a form that is recognizable as a SAS date informat for example 1998 1 feb1997 or 03mar1998 . End specifies the ending .
