TCM ANALYSIS

TCM ANALYSIS is available in SPSS® Statistics Professional Edition or the Forecasting option.

TCM ANALYSIS
     /MODELSYSTEM FILE=file

     [/EXPRESSIONS FILE=file

     /SCENARIOPERIOD
        TIMES = {ABSOLUTE}
                {RELATIVE}

        FORMAT = {VARIABLE}
                 {ISO8601 }

        START={datetime   }   END={datetime   }   [PREDICTTHRU = {datetime   } ]
              {integerList}       {integerList}                  {integerList}

     [/SCENARIO
      ID = string

      VALUES = {ACTUAL(valueList)   }
               {EXPRESSION(variable)} 

      ROOTFIELD = field 

      [DIMVALUES = dimField(VALUE=dimValue) dimField(VALUE=dimValue) ...]

      [EFFECTS = {AUTOMATIC**         }
                 {TARGETLIST[(listID)]}

     [/SCENARIOGROUP
      IDPREFIX = string

      EXPRESSION = variable

      ROOTFIELD = field 

      [DIMVALUES = dimField(VALUES=dimValueList) dimField(VALUES=dimValueList) ...]

      [EFFECTS = {AUTOMATIC**         }
                 {TARGETLIST[(listID)]}

    [/TARGETLIST
        [LISTID = string
        FIELDS = fieldList
        [DIMVALUES = dimField(VALUES=dimValueList) dimField(VALUES=dimValueList) ...]
                             
    [/OPTIONS 

        [CILEVEL = {95**  } ]  
                   {number}

        [PREDICTEDCI = {YES } ]
                       {NO**}
        
        [PRINT = FORECASTS ]

        [PLOT = [IMPACTDIAGRAM**] [SERIESPLOT] [NONE] ]

        [MAXTARGETS = {25**   } ]
                      {integer} 

        [MAXLEVELS = {3**    } ]
                     {integer}

**Default if keyword omitted.

This command reads the active dataset and causes execution of any pending commands. See the topic Command Order for more information.

Syntax for the TCM ANALYSIS command can be generated from the Temporal Causal Model Scenarios dialog.

Release History

Release 23.0

  • Command introduced.

Example

TCM ANALYSIS
   /MODELSYSTEM FILE='/models/mymodel.zip'
   /SCENARIOPERIOD
      TIMES = ACTUAL
      FORMAT = VARIABLE
      START = '10/01/2013'
      END = '12/01/2013'
      PREDICTTHRU = '03/01/2014'
   /SCENARIO
      ID = advert_1
      VALUES = ACTUAL(5000 5500 6000)
      ROOTFIELD = advert.