SAS A00-240 Exam - Topic 7 Question 100 Discussion

Actual exam question for SAS's A00-240 exam

Question #: 100
Topic #: 7

PROC GLMSELECT was used for building a model predicting the natural log of a baseball player's salary from certain performance and longevity statistics. The model used backward elimination using SBC as its selection criterion. The sequence of steps is summarized in the graphic shown below:

At Step 9 number of at bats (nAtBat) was removed from the model.

Why was it removed?

ARemoving nAtBat had the largest effect on the parameter estimate of nHits.

BThe p-Value for nAtBat was largest.

CRemoving nAtBat yielded the largest improvement to SBC.

DThe p-Value for nAtBat was smallest.

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Suggested Answer: B

by Oretha at Sep 14, 2024, 11:01 PM

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Mabel

3 months ago

I’m surprised it was nAtBat, I thought it was more important!

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Tasia

3 months ago

Removing nAtBat definitely improved the model fit!

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Isreal

4 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? I thought it was about SBC improvement.

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Reena

4 months ago

Totally agree, that makes the most sense!

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Josephine

4 months ago

I think it was removed because the p-Value for nAtBat was the largest.

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Odette

4 months ago

I thought the backward elimination process focused on p-values, so I'm leaning towards option B, but I might be mixing it up with another topic.

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Olive

4 months ago

I feel like removing nAtBat would have had a significant impact on the model, but I can't recall the exact reason.

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Wilbert

5 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to consider the SBC improvement, so maybe that's why it was removed?

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Karima

5 months ago

I think nAtBat was removed because its p-value was the largest, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Amber

5 months ago

Alright, I think I've got a handle on this. Based on the details given, I'm leaning towards option C as the best answer - that removing nAtBat yielded the largest improvement to the SBC criterion, which was the basis for the backward elimination.

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Lucina

5 months ago

The key here seems to be finding the answer choice that best aligns with the information provided about the model selection steps. I'll need to think through each option carefully to determine which one is most likely the correct explanation.

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Tasia

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the backward elimination process shown in the graphic. I'll need to make sure I understand how that works and what the SBC criterion is measuring before I can confidently answer this.

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Victor

5 months ago

Okay, let's see here. The question says that nAtBat was removed at Step 9, so I need to focus on what that step represents and how the selection criterion (SBC) was impacted by removing that variable.

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Shasta

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky question. I'll need to carefully review the information provided in the image and the answer choices to determine which one best explains why nAtBat was removed from the model.

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Nu

1 year ago

Haha, I bet the person who wrote this question is a total baseball nerd. Anyway, the answer is C - removing nAtBat gave the biggest boost to the SBC, which is what the model cares about. Easy peasy.

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Twila

1 year ago

I think the p-Value for nAtBat was the largest, that's why it was removed.

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Roselle

1 year ago

I'm going to go with C. Removing nAtBat must have yielded the largest improvement to the SBC, otherwise it wouldn't have been the step chosen by the backward elimination process. This is a straightforward question if you understand the concept of model selection criteria.

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Kanisha

1 year ago

Definitely C. It's important to understand how each variable affects the model's performance.

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Lashawn

1 year ago

I agree. It's all about optimizing the model, and if removing nAtBat had the largest impact on SBC, then it was the right choice.

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Karl

1 year ago

I would have chosen C as well. It makes sense that the model selection process would prioritize improvement to SBC.

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Charlene

1 year ago

I think it's C too. The model probably improved the most when nAtBat was removed.

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Kimberely

1 year ago

C) Removing nAtBat yielded the largest improvement to SBC.

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Gladys

1 year ago

B) The p-Value for nAtBat was largest.

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Margurite

1 year ago

A) Removing nAtBat had the largest effect on the parameter estimate of nHits.

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Celia

1 year ago

I disagree, I believe nAtBat was removed because it yielded the largest improvement to SBC.

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Ines

1 year ago

I think nAtBat was removed because it had the largest effect on the parameter estimate of nHits.

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Thersa

1 year ago

Hmm, the p-value for nAtBat was the largest? That doesn't seem right. The question clearly says the model used backward elimination, so the answer has to be the one that maximizes the improvement to the selection criterion, which is SBC. C is the way to go.

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Daniel

1 year ago

Well, the question states that the backward elimination was based on the SBC criterion, so the answer must be C. Removing nAtBat resulted in the largest improvement to the SBC, which is the selection criterion used. Simple logic, really.

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