Overview (MODEL NAME command)

MODEL NAME specifies a model name and label for the next procedure in the session.

Basic Specification

The specification on MODEL NAME is a name, a label, or both.

  • The default model name is MOD_n, where n increments by 1 each time an unnamed model is created. This default is in effect if it is not changed on the MODEL NAME command, or if the command is not specified. There is no default label.

Syntax Rules

  • If both a name and label are specified, the name must be specified first.
  • Only one model name and label can be specified on the command.
  • The model name must be unique. The name can contain up to eight characters and must begin with a letter (A–Z).
  • The model label can contain up to 60 characters and must be specified in quotes.

Operations

  • MODEL NAME is executed at the next model-generating procedure.
  • If the MODEL NAME command is used more than once before a procedure, the last command is in effect.
  • If a duplicate model name is specified, the default MOD_n name will be used instead.
  • MOD_n reinitializes at the start of every session and when the READ MODEL command is specified (see READ MODEL). If any models in the active dataset are already named MOD_n, those numbers are skipped when new MOD_n names are assigned.
  • The following procedures can generate models that can be named with the MODEL NAME command: AREG, ARIMA, EXSMOOTH, SEASON, and SPECTRA in the Forecasting add-on module; ACF, CASEPLOT, CCF, CURVEFIT, PACF, PPLOT, and TSPLOT in the Core system; and WLS and 2SLS in the Regression add-on module.