Test Sample Identifier

Click the Test sample button on the PLS dialog box - Quick tab or the PCA dialog box - Quick tab to display the Test sample identifier dialog box.

Element Name Description
Sample identifier variable Click the Sample identifier variable button to display a variable selection dialog box from which to choose the sample identifier variable.
Code for analysis sample Select the code for the selected variable that uniquely identifies the cases to be used as prototypes (on which PLS predictions will be based). By default, when a sample identifier variable has been selected, a valid code will be displayed in the Code for analysis sample field. If this is not the desired code for identifying the prototype sample, double-click on the field (or press the F2 key on your keyboard) to display a Variable dialog from which you can select the desired code from the list of valid variable codes.
Status Select the On option button or the Off option button to specify whether the sampling variable should be used.