Variable List (GENLOG command)
The variable list specifies the variables to be
included in the model. GENLOG
analyzes two classes of variables—categorical and continuous.
Categorical variables are used to define the cells of the table. Continuous
variables are used as cell covariates.
- The list of categorical variables must be specified first. Categorical variables must be numeric.
- Continuous variables can be specified only after
the
WITH
keyword following the list of categorical variables. - To specify a logit model, use the keyword
BY
(see Logit Model (GENLOG command)). A variable list without the keywordBY
generates a general loglinear model. - A variable can be specified only once in the variable
list—as a dependent variable immediately following
GENLOG
, as an independent variable following the keywordBY
, or as a covariate following the keywordWITH
. - No range needs to be specified for categorical variables.