LCA Distal Macro

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%LCA_Distal Technical Report

%LCA_Distal SAS Macro Users' Guide (v. 2.0)

%LCA_Distal SAS Macro Examples

4-minute video: How to run a SAS macro

Overview

The SAS %LCA_Distal macro estimates the association between a latent class variable and a distal outcome using a model-based approach. The %LCA_Distal macro works with PROC LCA and SAS, version 9.1 or higher.

Read about latent class analysis or latent transition analysis.

Features:

requires simple, minimal syntax
estimates class-specific probabilities for binary and categorical distal outcomes
estimates means and modes for count and continuous distal outcomes
output includes class-specific conditional densities for continuous distal outcomes
accommodates distal outcomes for multiple groups

Recommended Citations

LCA Distal SAS Macro (Version 2.0) [Software]. (2012). University Park: The Methodology Center, Penn State. Retrieved from http://methodology.psu.edu

Yang, J., Tan, X., Lanza, S. T., & Wagner, A. T. (2012). Lca distal SAS macro users' guide (Version 2.0). University Park: The Methodology Center, Penn State. Retrieved from http://methodology.psu.edu

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