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specifies the imputation technique for nominal variables.
MODE
replaces missing values with the mode. This technique applies to nominal variables.
VALUE
replaces missing values with the values specified in the valuesInterval and valuesNominal parameters....
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specifies the minimum random number to generate....
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specifies to treat the last nNomVars variables as nominal if you do not provide a value for the nomVarsIndices parameter.

Minimum value (exclusive)
0...
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specifies the indices of the variables to treat as nominal variables....
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specifies options for result tables. You can specify which result tables the server returns and how group-by results are handled.

Alias
tblOpts
The outputTableOptions value can be one or more of the following:
forceTableReturn=TRUE | FALSE
when set to True, result tables are returned to the client ...
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specifies a prefix to apply to the names of output variables. If a variable named 'x' results in a new variable, the generated name is _x_. You can use this parameter and the suffix parameter at the same time.

Default
"imp"...
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specifies a suffix to apply to the names of output variables. If a variable named 'x' results in a new variable, the generated name is _x_. You can use this parameter and the prefix parameter at the same time....
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specifies the percentile definition to use. The definitions are numbered 1 to 6. The default value is 6.

Alias
pctlDef
Default
6
Range
1–6...
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specifies the maximum number of iterations for percentile computation.

Alias
pctlMaxIters...
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specifies the tolerance for percentile computation.

Alias
pctlEpsilon
Default
1E-05...
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when set to True, the lengths of the names of the output variables are constrained to be less than or equal 32 characters.

Default
FALSE...
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specifies a seed value. The seed is used to generate random values.

Default
0...
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specifies the table name, caslib, and other common parameters.
For more information about specifying the table parameter, see the common castable parameter....
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specifies a list of double values for imputation for the interval variables.

Aliases
valuesContinuous
valuesNumeric...
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specifies a list of string values for imputation for the nominal variables.

Alias
valuesNonNumeric...
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specifies the weight variable....
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Scores the input table and saves the scoring results as a table. For more information about specifying the casOut parameter, see the common casouttable parameter....
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Specifies the settings for an output table that includes information about the results of the impute action. For more information about specifying the casOutImputeInformation parameter, see the common casouttable parameter. Alias: casOutImputeInfo....
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Specifies the settings for generating SAS DATA step scoring code. For more information about specifying the code parameter, see the common codegen parameter....
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When set to True, all the variables from the input table are copied to the scored output table. Alias: allIdVars. Default: FALSE....
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Specifies the names of variables in the input table to use for identifying scored observations in the output table. The specified variables are copied to the output table....
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Specifies the distinct count limit....
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When set to True, techForCont is VALUE or RANDOM, and casOut is not specified, the server returns the row count and missing count. This is done even if it requires an additional pass through the data. Leaving it False is efficient for large tables. Default: FALSE....
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Specifies the frequency variable. Alias: frequency....
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Specifies the fuzzy comparison threshold that is used to determine distinctness of numeric values. Alias: precision. Range: 0–1E-05....
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When set to True, the analysis variables from the input table that are specified in the vars parameter are copied to the output table. Default: FALSE....
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When set to True, missing values are allowed as group-by keys. Default: FALSE....
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Specifies the variables to use for the analysis. You can specify a subset of the variables from the input table. For more information about specifying the inputs parameter, see the common casinvardesc parameter. Alias: vars....
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Specifies the maximum random number to generate....
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Specifies the imputation technique for interval variables. Be aware that you can specify numeric variables as nominal using the nomVarsIndices parameter. Alias: methodContinuous. Default: MEAN. Options: MAX (replaces missing values with the maximum value), MEAN (replaces missing values with the mean...
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Specifies the imputation technique for nominal variables. Options: MODE (replaces missing values with the mode), VALUE (replaces missing values with the values specified in the valuesInterval and valuesNominal parameters)....
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Specifies the minimum random number to generate....
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Specifies to treat the last nNomVars variables as nominal if you do not provide a value for the nomVarsIndices parameter. Minimum value (exclusive): 0....
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Specifies the indices of the variables to treat as nominal variables....
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Specifies options for result tables. You can specify which result tables the server returns and how group-by results are handled. Alias: tblOpts. Sub-parameters: forceTableReturn (when set to True, result tables are returned to the client even if the output is also saved as an output table. Default:...
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Specifies a prefix to apply to the names of output variables. If a variable named 'x' results in a new variable, the generated name is _x_. You can use this parameter and the suffix parameter at the same time. Default: "imp"....
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Specifies a suffix to apply to the names of output variables. If a variable named 'x' results in a new variable, the generated name is _x_. You can use this parameter and the prefix parameter at the same time....
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Specifies the percentile definition to use. The definitions are numbered 1 to 6. The default value is 6. Alias: pctlDef. Range: 1–6....
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Specifies the maximum number of iterations for percentile computation. Alias: pctlMaxIters....
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Specifies the tolerance for percentile computation. Alias: pctlEpsilon. Default: 1E-05....
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When set to True, the lengths of the names of the output variables are constrained to be less than or equal 32 characters. Default: FALSE....
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Specifies a seed value. The seed is used to generate random values. Default: 0....
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Specifies the table name, caslib, and other common parameters. For more information about specifying the table parameter, see the common castable parameter....
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Specifies a list of double values for imputation for the interval variables. Aliases: valuesContinuous, valuesNumeric....
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Specifies a list of string values for imputation for the nominal variables. Alias: valuesNonNumeric....
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Specifies the weight variable....
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specifies the settings for an output table. Alias: outTable. Long form: casout={name="table-name"}. Shortcut form: casout="table-name". The casouttable value can be one or more of the following:...
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specifies the name of the caslib for the output table....
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when set to True, applies data compression to the table. Default: FALSE...
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specifies the list of variables to create indexes for in the output data....
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