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Estimability of LS-Means

LS-means are defined as certain linear combinations of the parameters. As such, it is possible for them to be inestimable. In fact, it is possible for a pair of LS-means to be both inestimable but their difference estimable. When this happens, only the entries that correspond to the estimable difference are computed and displayed in the Diffs table. If ADJUST=SIMULATE is specified when there are inestimable LS-means differences, adjusted results for all differences are displayed as missing.

Last updated: December 09, 2022