SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

APPLY Subcommand
AREG 149
• Iteration stops either when the convergence criterion is met or when the maximum is
reached, whichever occurs first. The convergence criterion is set on the TSET CNVERGE
command. The default is 0.001.
Example
AREG VARY WITH VARX
/MXITER=5.
• In this example, AREG generates Prais-Winsten estimates and associated statistics with a
maximum of 5 iterations.
APPLY allows you to use a previously defined AREG model without having to repeat the specifications.
For general rules on APPLY, see the APPLY subcommand on p. 1737.
• The specifications on APPLY can include the name of a previous model in quotes and one
of three keywords. All of these specifications are optional.
• If a model name is not specified, the model specified on the previous AREG command is
used.
• To change one or more specifications of the model, specify the subcommands of only
those portions you want to change after the APPLY subcommand.
• If no series are specified on the AREG command, the series that were originally specified
with the model being reapplied are used.
• To change the series used with the model, enter new series names before or after the
APPLY subcommand. If a series name is specified before APPLY, the slash before the subcommand
is required.
• APPLY with the keyword FIT sets MXITER to 0. If you apply a model that used FIT and want
to obtain estimates, you will need to respecify MXITER.
The keywords available for APPLY with AREG are:
SPECIFICATIONS Use only the specifications from the original model. AREG should create
the initial values. This is the default.
INITIAL Use the original model’s final estimates as initial values for
estimation.
FIT No estimation. Estimates from the original model should be applied
directly.