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/*------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Name: boxcox.sas *
* Title: Power transformations by Box-Cox method *
* with graphic display of maximum likelihood solution, *
* t-values for model effects, and influence of *
* observations on choice of power. *
* Doc: http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/sasmac/boxcox.html *
*------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Author: Michael Friendly <[email protected]> *
* Created: 23 Oct 1991 10:20:14 *
* Revised: 21 Aug 2002 11:46:59 *
* Version: 1.4 *
* 1.2 Added ADD= parameter (additive constant); Allow no MODEL= *
* -handle special missing values (.A-.Z). Fixed V8 lc varname bug *
* 1.3 Added folded-power transformations for variables bounded *
* on [0, &FOLD], specified by FOLD= *
* 1.4 Added plot of logL vs. lambda *
* Changed default to PPLOT=NONE. Fixed %do-%end buglet *
* *
*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*=
=Description:
The BOXCOX macro Computes the maximum likelihood power transformation
(or folded-power transformation) for a linear regression with zero or
more predictors.
=Usage:
The BOXCOX macro is defined with keyword parameters. The RESP=
parameter is required.
The arguments may be listed within parentheses in any order, separated
by commas. For example:
%boxcox(data=duncan, resp=prestige, model=income educ, id=job);
==Parameters:
* RESP= Name of the response variable for analysis
* MODEL= The independent variables in the regression, i.e., the
terms on the right side of the = sign in the MODEL statement
for PROC REG. May be empty.
* ID= Name of an ID variable for observations used as labels in
the INFL plot.
* DATA= The name of the data set holding the response and predictor
variables. [Default: DATA=_LAST_]
* OUT= Output dataset with transformed resp. Contains all original
variables, with the transformed response replacing the
original variable. [Default: OUT=_DATA_]
* OUTPLOT= Output dataset for plot of powers Contains _RMSE_, and
t-values for each effect in the model, with one observation
for each power value tried. [Default: OUTPLOT=_PLOT_]
* PPLOT= Printer plots: One or more of RMSE, LOGL, EFFECT, and INFL
[Default: PPLOT=NONE]
* GPLOT= Graphic plots: One or more of RMSE, LOGL, EFFECT, and INFL
[Default: GPLOT=RMSE EFFECT INFL]
* ADD= Additive constant for response
* FOLD= Upper bound on response (FOLD>0)
* LOPOWER= Low value for power [Default: LOPOWER=-2]
* HIPOWER= High value for power [Default: HIPOWER=2]
* NPOWER= Number of power values in interval [Default: NPOWER=21]
* CONF= Confidence coefficient of CI on power [Default: CONF=0.95]
==Credits:
This program incorporates portions of program code from the
macro ADXTRANS in the ADX system for experimental design
distributed as part of the SAS/QC product.
=References:
Box, G.E.P. and Cox, D.R. (1964), "An Analysis of Transformations,"
Journal of the Royal Statistics Society, B-26, 211 -252.
=*/
%macro boxcox(
resp=, /* name of response variable */
model=, /* independent variables in regression */
id=, /* ID variable for observations */
data=_last_, /* input dataset */
out=_data_, /* output dataset with transformed resp */
outplot=_plot_, /* output dataset for plot of powers */
pplot=NONE, /* printer plots: RMSE, LOGL, EFFECT, INFL*/
gplot=RMSE EFFECT INFL, /* graphic plots: RMSE, LOGL, EFFECT, INFL*/
add=0, /* additive constant for response */
fold=0, /* upper bound on response (FOLD>0) */
lopower=-2, /* low value for power */
hipower=2, /* high value for power */
npower=21, /* number of power values in interval */
conf=.95); /* confidence coefficient of CI on power*/
%*-- Reset required global options;
%if &sysver >= 7 %then %do;
%local o1 o2;
%let o1 = %sysfunc(getoption(notes));
%let o2 = %sysfunc(getoption(validvarname,keyword));
options nonotes validvarname=V6;
%end;
%else %do;
options nonotes;
%end;
%if (%length(&resp) = 0) %then %do;
%put ERROR: BOXCOX: RESP= must be specified;
%goto exit;
%end;
%let nmod = %numwords(&model);
%if %upcase(&data)=_LAST_ %then %let data = &syslast;
/*
/ Get the number of non-missing observations; quick exit if none.
/ Check for valid data (positive).
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
%let FLAG = 0;
data _nomiss_;
set &data end=eof;
drop nwarn;
%if (&add>0) %then %do;
&resp = &resp + &add;
%end;
if (.Z < &resp <= 0) then do;
nwarn+1;
if nwarn<11 then
put "WARNING: Non-positive value of dependent variable &resp"
"(obs=" _n_ ") " &resp ;
call symput('FLAG','1');
end;
if eof then do;
if nwarn then
put 'WARNING:' nwarn " non-positive values of dependent variable &resp";
end;
if &resp > .Z;
run;
proc contents noprint data=_nomiss_ out=_NOBS_;
data _null_; set _NOBS_;
call symput('NOBS',left(put(nobs,best20.)));
run;
%if (&nobs <= 0) %then %do;
%put ERROR: There are no non-missing values of the response &resp;
%goto done;
%end;
%if (&FLAG) %then %do;
%put BOXCOX: Cannot compute Box-Cox transformation for non-positive &resp. Use ADD=;
%goto done;
%end;
%let bcpower=Box-Cox power;
%if &fold>0 %then %let bcpower=Folded power [0,&fold];
%put BOXCOX: Computing &bcpower transforms of &resp ...;
/*
/ Transpose the data set; transform all values for each power into
/ variables NEW1, NEW2, ...; and then transpose back again. Values
/ are centered and scaled so as to be approximately in the same scale
/ as originally and so that the transformed value of the geometric
/ mean is the geometric mean.
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
data _tmp_;
set _nomiss_; keep &resp;
proc transpose data=_tmp_ out=_tmp_;
var &resp;
data _tmp_; set _tmp_;
array col{&NOBS};
array new{&NOBS};
keep _name_ new1-new&NOBS;
gmean = 0;
do i = 1 to &NOBS;
%if &fold=0 %then %do;
gmean = gmean + log(col{i});
%end;
%else %do;
* col{j} = col{j} / &fold;
gmean = gmean + log(col{i} * (&fold-col{i}));
%end;
end;
gmean = exp(gmean / &NOBS);
inc = (&hipower-&lopower)/(&npower-1);
do i = 0 to &npower-1;
lambda = &lopower + (i * inc);
if (abs(lambda) < (inc/2)) then do;
z1 = log(gmean);
%if &fold=0 %then %do;
do j = 1 to &NOBS;
new{j} = gmean + (log(col{j})-z1)*gmean;
end;
%end;
%else %do;
do j = 1 to &NOBS;
new{j} = (log(col{j} / (&fold-col{j})))*gmean / &fold;
end;
%end;
end;
else do;
z1 = gmean**lambda;
%if &fold=0 %then %do;
z2 = lambda*(gmean**(lambda-1));
do j = 1 to &NOBS;
new{j} = gmean + ((col{j}**lambda)-z1)/z2;
end;
%end;
%else %do;
z2 = 0;
do j = 1 to &NOBS;
z2 = z2 + log( col{j}**(lambda-1) + (&fold-col{j})**(lambda-1));
end;
z2 = lambda * exp(z2/ &NOBS);
do j = 1 to &NOBS;
new{j} = gmean + ((col{j}**lambda - (&fold-col{j})**lambda)-z1)/z2;
end;
%end;
end;
_name_ = "_tf" || left(put(i+1,best20.));
output;
end;
proc transpose data=_tmp_ out=_tmp_;
var new1-new&NOBS;
data _tmp_;
merge _nomiss_ _tmp_; drop _NAME_;
run;
%put BOXCOX: Regressing on transforms for &resp ...;
/*
/ Perform the regression on all transformed variates at once.
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
proc reg data=_tmp_ outest=_reg_ noprint covout;
model _tf1-_tf&npower = &model;
run;
%put BOXCOX: Computing optimal transformation and confidence interval;
/*
/ Divide estimates by their standard errors and get rid of the
/ covariance matrix. If no degrees of freedom left for error, exit.
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
%let nmodp1 = %eval(&nmod+1);
%let FLAG = 0;
data _reg_;
drop _i_ _j_ t1-t&nmodp1;
drop _model_ _name_ _type_ _tf1-_tf&npower _depvar_;
array e{&nmodp1} intercep &model;
array t{&nmodp1};
do _i_ = 1 to &npower;
pnt = (_i_-1)*(1+&nmodp1) + 1;
set _reg_ point = pnt;
adxlam = &lopower+((_i_-1)*((&hipower-&lopower)/
(&npower-1)));
if (_rmse_ ^= .) then do;
do _j_=1 to &nmodp1; t{_j_} = e{_j_}; end;
do _j_=1 to &nmodp1;
pnt = (_i_-1)*(2+&nmod) + 1 + _j_;
set _reg_ point = pnt;
t{_j_} = t{_j_} / sqrt(e{_j_});
end;
do _j_=1 to &nmodp1; e{_j_} = t{_j_}; end;
_like_ = -&NOBS*log(_rmse_);
output;
end;
else do;
call symput('FLAG','1');
end;
end;
stop;
run;
%if (&FLAG) %then %do;
%put BOXCOX: No degrees of freedom left to estimate error.;
%put %str( )Transformation cannot be estimated.;
%goto done;
%end;
/*
/ Compute the optimal transform, the one with minimum RMSE, and an
/ approximate confidence interval. The approximate .95 confidence
/ interval is based on the fact that
/ 2{ L(lambda-hat) - L(lambda) } <= cinv(.95,1) = 3.84
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
proc transpose data=_reg_ out=_reg_; *proc print;
data _reg_;
set _reg_; keep _name_ _label_ col1-col&npower;
array col{&npower};
array rmse{&npower};
retain imin rmse1-rmse&npower;
if (trim(_name_) = '_RMSE_') then do;
rmse{1} = col{1};
minrmse = rmse{1};
imin = 1;
do i = 2 to &npower;
rmse{i} = col{i};
if (rmse{i} < minrmse) then do;
minrmse = rmse{i};
imin = i;
end;
end;
call symput('_imin_',left(put(imin,best20.)));
lambda = &lopower+((imin-1)*(&hipower-&lopower)/(&npower-1));
call symput('elambda',left(put(lambda,best20.)));
end;
else if (trim(_name_) = '_LIKE_') then do;
call symput('maxlike',left(put(col{imin},best20.)));
end;
proc transpose data=_reg_ out=_reg_;
*-- Added code for plot of logL vs. lambda 8/02/02 MF;
data &outplot;
set _reg_ end=eof;
drop _name_ adxlam _lolam_ _hilam_ _hirmse_ tval; ** _label_ removed;
drop _cutoff_;
retain _lolam_ 10 _hilam_ -10 _hirmse_ 0;
_lambda_ = adxlam;
label _lambda_ = 'Box-Cox Power (lambda)'
_like_ = 'Log Likelihood'
conf = "&conf Confidence Interval";
_cutoff_ = &maxlike - (cinv(&conf,1)/2);
if (_like_ < _cutoff_ ) /* was 1.92 */
then conf = " ";
else do;
conf = "*";
_lolam_ = min(_lolam_,_lambda_);
_hilam_ = max(_hilam_,_lambda_);
_hirmse_= max(_hirmse_,_rmse_);
end;
if eof then do;
call symput('lline',left(put(_cutoff_,best20.)));
call symput('lolam',left(put(_lolam_,best20.)));
call symput('hilam',left(put(_hilam_,best20.)));
call symput('hirms',left(put(_hirmse_,best20.)));
tval = tinv(1-(1-&conf)/2, &nobs-&nmodp1 );
call symput('tval', left(put(tval,best10.)));
end;
run;
options notes;
proc print data=&outplot label;
var _lambda_ _like_ _rmse_ conf;
run;
%put BOXCOX: Estimated Power Transformation, Lambda = &elambda.;
/*
/ Plot likelihood and t-values for effects as functions of the
/ power.
/-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
data &out; set _tmp_; drop _tf1-_tf&npower;
&resp = _tf&_imin_;
label &resp = "Transformed &resp (lambda=&elambda)";
%let pplot = %upcase(&pplot);
%if &pplot ^= NONE %then %do;
%let sym = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9;
%let sym = &sym A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z;
%let sym = &sym a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z;
proc plot data=&outplot;
%if %index(&pplot,RMSE)>0 %then %do;
title 'RMSE for Box-Cox Power Transform';
plot _rmse_ * _lambda_ = 'L'
/ href=&lolam &hilam vref=&hirms;
label _rmse_ = "Root Mean Squared Error for &resp";
run;
%end;
%if %index(&pplot,LOGL)>0 %then %do;
plot _like_ * _lambda_ = 'L' /
/ href=&lolam &hilam ;
title "Box-Cox Power Transform for &resp";
label _like_ = "Log Likelihood";
%end;
%if (&nmod>0) and %index(&pplot,EFFECT)>0 %then %do;
plot
%do i = 1 %to &nmod;
%scan(&model,&i) * _lambda_ = "%scan(&sym,&i)"
%end;
/ overlay href=&lolam &hilam ;
title 't-values for Model Effects';
run;
%end;
%end;
%let gplot = %upcase(&gplot);
%if &gplot ^= NONE %then %do;
%let sym = dot star square circle triangle $ + hash x;
%if (&nmod>0) and %index(&gplot,EFFECT)>0 %then %do;
data _labels_;
set &outplot end=eof;
length function text $8;
if eof then do;
xsys='2'; ysys='2'; size=1.1;
function='LABEL'; position='6';
x = _lambda_;
%do i = 1 %to &nmod;
y = %scan(&model,&i) ;
text = " %scan(&model,&i) "; output;
%end;
end;
%end;
proc gplot data=&outplot;
symbol1 i=spline v=dot c=black; *-- make sure symbol1 is defined;
%do i = 1 %to &nmod;
symbol&i i=spline v=%scan(&sym,&i) c=black ;
%end;
axis1 label=(a=90);
axis2 label=('Box-Cox Power (' f=cgreek 'l' ')' )
offset=(3);
axis3 label=(a=90 't-value');
axis4 label=('Box-Cox Power (' f=cgreek 'l' ')' )
offset=(2,9);
%if %index(&gplot,RMSE)>0 %then %do;
plot _rmse_ * _lambda_ = 1 /
href=&lolam &hilam lhref=20 chref=red
vref=&hirms lvref=33 cvref=red
vaxis=axis1 haxis=axis2 hminor=1 vminor=1
des="BoxCox plot of RMSE * Lambda for &resp";
title h=1.5 "Box-Cox Power Transform for &resp";
label _rmse_ = "Root Mean Squared Error";
run;
%end;
%if %index(&gplot,LOGL)>0 %then %do;
plot _like_ * _lambda_ = 1 /
href=&lolam &hilam lhref=20 chref=red
vref=&lline lvref=33 cvref=red
vaxis=axis1 haxis=axis2 hminor=1 vminor=1
des="BoxCox plot of Log Likelihood * Lambda for &resp";
title h=1.5 "Box-Cox Power Transform for &resp";
label _like_ = "Log Likelihood";
run;
%end;
%if %index(&gplot,EFFECT)>0 or %index(&gplot,INFL)>0 %then %do;
%gskip;
%end;
%end;
%if (&nmod>0) and %index(&gplot,EFFECT)>0 %then %do;
proc gplot data=&outplot;
plot
%do i = 1 %to &nmod;
%scan(&model,&i) * _lambda_ = &i
%end;
/ overlay anno=_labels_
href=&lolam &hilam lhref=20 chref=red
vref=&tval -&tval lvref=33 cvref=red
vaxis=axis3 haxis=axis4 hminor=1
des="BoxCox Effect plot for &resp";
title h=1.5 "t-values for Model Effects on &resp";
run;
%if %index(&gplot,INFL)>0 %then %do;
%gskip;
%end;
%end; /* if &gplot ^= NONE */
%if &pplot ^= NONE or &gplot ^= NONE %then %do;
title ;
%end;
%done:
proc datasets nolist;
delete _NOBS_ _tmp_ _nomiss_ _reg_;
%if (&nmod>0) and %index(&gplot,EFFECT)>0 %then %do;
delete _labels_;
%end;
quit;
%if %index(&gplot,INFL)>0 or %index(&pplot,INFL)>0
%then %do;
%boxinfl(data=&data, resp=&resp, model=&model, id=&id, fold=&fold,
gplot=&gplot, pplot=&pplot);
%end;
%exit:
%*-- Restore global options;
%if &sysver >= 7 %then %do;
options &o1 &o2;
%end;
%else %do;
options notes;
%end;
%mend;
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* NAME: BOXINFL */
/* PURPOSE: Computes Atkinson's score-test for power transformation */
/* and produces a constructed-variable influence plot for */
/* the impact of observations on the choise of power. */
/*------------------------------------------------------------------*/
%macro boxinfl(
resp=, /* name of response variable */
model=, /* independent variables in regression */
data=_last_, /* input dataset */
id=, /* ID variable for observations */
fold=0,
gplot=INFL, /* Graphic plot? */
pplot=INFL); /* Printer plot? */
data _cvar_;
set &data;
%if &fold=0 %then %do;
logy = log(&resp); *-- geometric mean =mean log(y);
%end;
%else %do;
logy = log(&resp * (&fold-&resp));
%end;
%if %length(&id)=0 %then %do;
%let id =_id_;
_id_ = _n_;
%end;
proc means noprint;
var logy;
output out=_gm_ mean=gmean;
data _cvar_;
set _cvar_;
drop gmean;
if _n_=1 then do;
set _gm_;
gmean = exp(gmean);
end;
%if &fold=0 %then %do;
g = &resp * ( log ( &resp / gmean ) - 1);
%end;
%else %do;
g = &resp * log(&resp/gmean) - (&fold-&resp) * log(&fold-&resp/gmean) ;
%end;
label g='Constructed variable';
/* produce values for partial-regression plot of residuals from
/ &resp vs. residuals from constructed variable. 1-slope =
/ power for transformation based on score test
/ -------------------------------------------------------------*/
proc reg data=_cvar_ outest=_parm_ ;
id &id;
m0: model &resp=&model g; * y = Xb + lambda g;
output out=m0 rstudent=_resy_ cookd=_infl_;
proc reg data=_cvar_ noprint;
id &id;
m1: model &resp=&model;
output out=m1 r=_resx_; * y - Xb;
m2: model g =&model;
output out=m2 r=_resg_; * g - Xb;
data _part_;
keep _resx_ _resg_ &id _resy_ _infl_;
merge m0 m1 m2;
proc means noprint data=_part_;
var _resg_;
output out=_gm_ min=rg_min max=rg_max;
data _slope_;
set _parm_(keep=_model_ g);
if (_model_='M0');
xsys='1'; ysys='1';
x=8; y=90;
function = 'LABEL';
position='3'; size=1.5;
text = 'Slope: '|| put(g,best5.); output;
position='F';
text = 'Power: '|| put(round(1-g,.25),best5.); output;
call symput('slope',put(g,best5.));
call symput('power',put(round(1-g,.25),best5.));
run;
%if %index(&pplot,INFL)>0 %then %do;
proc plot data=_part_;
plot _resx_ * _resg_ = &id / vref=0;
label _resx_ ="Partial &resp"
_resg_ ='Partial Constructed Variable';
title 'Partial Regression Influence plot for Box-Cox power';
title2 "Slope: &slope Power: &power";
run;quit;
%end;
%if %index(&gplot,INFL)>0 %then %do;
data _anno_;
set _part_ ;
length text $16;
if _n_=1 then set _gm_;
if abs(_resg_/(rg_max-rg_min)) > .5
| abs(_resy_) > 3
| _infl_> 4/(n-1);
xsys='2'; ysys='2';
x = _resg_; y=_resx_ ;
function='LABEL';
if _resg_ > 0 then position='1';
else position='3';
text=&id;
data _anno_;
set _anno_ _slope_;
proc gplot data=_part_;
plot _resx_ * _resg_ /
vaxis=axis1 vminor=1 hminor=1
vref=0 lvref=34 anno=_anno_
name='boxinfl'
des="BoxCox influence plot for &resp";
axis1 label=(a=90);
symbol i=rl h=1.3 v=circle ci=red;
label _resx_ ="Partial &resp"
_resg_ ='Partial Constructed Variable';
title h=1.4 'Partial Regression Influence plot for Box-Cox power';
run;quit;
title;
%end;
proc datasets nolist;
delete _cvar_ _parm_ m0 m1 m2 _slope_;
quit;
%mend;
/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Copyright (c) 1987 by SAS Institute Inc. Cary NC 27511 USA */
/* */
/* NAME: NUM(ber of )WORDS */
/* PURPOSE: Returns the number of words in a given list, with an */
/* optional specification of word delimiters. */
/*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
%macro numwords(lst,wordchar);
%let i = 1;
%if (%length(&wordchar)) %then %do;
%let v = %scan(&lst,&i,&wordchar);
%do %while (%length(&v) > 0);
%let i = %eval(&i + 1);
%let v = %scan(&lst,&i,&wordchar);
%end;
%end;
%else %do;
%let v = %scan(&lst,&i);
%do %while (%length(&v) > 0);
%let i = %eval(&i + 1);
%let v = %scan(&lst,&i);
%end;
%end;
%eval(&i - 1)
%mend;