MAXSTEPS Subcommand (DISCRIMINANT command)

MAXSTEPS is used to decrease the maximum number of steps allowed. By default, the maximum number of steps allowed in a stepwise analysis is the number of variables with inclusion levels greater than 1 plus twice the number of variables with inclusion levels equal to 1. This is the maximum number of steps possible without producing a loop in which a variable is repeatedly cycled in and out.

• MAXSTEPS applies only to the stepwise methods (all except DIRECT).
• MAXSTEPS applies only to the preceding METHOD subcommand.
• The format is MAX=n, where n is the maximum number of steps desired.
• If multiple MAXSTEPS subcommands are specified, the last is used.