What causes "ERROR: Variable X is not on the PARMS= data set" if my model contains variable X?


The most common cause for this error in PROC MIANALYZE is that the CLASSVAR= suboption of the PARMS= option has not been properly assigned. See the table below for a listing of each of the CLASSVAR= values and the corresponding procedures.

CLASSVAR= Valid Procedures
FULLGLIMMIX
MIXED
LEVELGENMOD
LIFEREG
PROBIT
QUANTREG
ROBUSTREG
CLASSVALLOGISTIC
PHREG
SURVEYLOGISTIC