CRITERIA Subcommand (PLUM command)

The CRITERIA subcommand offers controls on the iterative algorithm used for estimation, specifies numerical tolerance for checking singularity, and offers options to customize your output.

BIAS. Bias value added to all observed cell frequencies. Specify a non-negative value less than 1. The default value is 0.0.

CIN. Confidence interval level. Specify a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than 100. The default value is 95.

DELTA. Delta value added to observed zero frequency. Specify a non-negative value less than 1. The default value is 0.0.

LCONVERGE. Log-likelihood function convergence criterion. Convergence is assumed if the absolute change or relative change in the log-likelihood function is less than this value. The criterion is not used if the value is 0. Specify a non-negative value. The default value is 0.

MXITER. Maximum number of iterations. Specify a non-negative integer. The default value is 100. Specifying 0 gives the initial estimates.

MXSTEP. Maximum step-halving allowed. Specify a positive integer. The default value is 5.

PCONVERGE. Parameter estimates convergence criterion. Convergence is assumed if the maximum absolute change in each of the parameter estimates is less than this value. The criterion is not used if the value is 0. Specify a non-negative value. The default value is 10^-6.

SINGULAR. Value used as tolerance in checking singularity. Specify a positive value. The default value is 10^-8.