MISSING SCOPE Subcommand (BAYES RELATED command)

MISSING specifies the method in which to control missing values. Missing values can be controlled test-by-test (ANALYSIS) or LISTWISE. The ANALYSIS option, the default setting, excludes records with missing values on a test-by-test basis. Records with missing values for a field that is used for a specific test are omitted from the test. The LISTWISE option excludes records with missing values listwise. Records with missing values for any field that is named on any subcommand are excluded from all analysis.

Example

BAYES RELATED
     /MISSING SCOPE = ANALYSIS
     /CRITERIA CILEVEL = 95
     /INFERENCE DISTRIBUTION = NORMAL ANALYSIS = BAYESFACTOR
     /PAIR VARIABLES = salary salbegin NULLVALUE = 15000 .

The example excludes records with missing values on a test-by-test basis. Records that include missing values, for a field that is used for a specific test, are omitted from the test.