User Guide

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Ordinal Regression
 Select one dependent variable.
 Click OK.
Ordinal Regression Options
The Options dialog box allows you to adjust parameters used in the iterative
estimation algorithm, choose a level of confidence for your parameter estimates, and
select a link function.
Figure 8-2
Ordinal Regression Options dialog box
Iterations. You can customize the iterative algorithm.
 Maximum iterations. Specify a non-negative integer. If 0 is specified, the procedure
returns the initial estimates.
 Maximum step-halving. Specify a positive integer.
 Log-likelihood convergence. The algorithm stops if the absolute or relative
change in the log-likelihood is less than this value. The criterion is not used if 0
is specified.
 Parameter convergence. The algorithm stops if the absolute or relative change in
each of the parameter estimates is less than this value. The criterion is not used if
0 is specified.