CANON Process

To access this process:

See this process in the Command Table.

Process Overview

The number of fields for the left hand variate e.g.. mineralization, is specified by the user (@NLEFT). Obviously, it helps to have a pre-conceived idea of the data structure prior to analysis, i.e.. the number of fields to define for the left hand variate and the relevant fields to include as significant in defining the variates in the analysis.

File Handling

Note: There is a restriction of 45 variables but there is no limit on the number of samples. If missing data values are present in the sample then the sample record is ignored. It is necessary to have the fields for the left hand variate defined as the first fields in the datafile.

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

IN

Input file.

Input

Yes

Undefined

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

SCORES

Output

No

Undefined

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

SAMPID

Field containing sample identification

IN

Yes

Undefined

Undefined

F1

First field to be used. No fields specified means all.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F2

Second field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F3

Third field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F4

Fourth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F5

Fifth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F6

Sixth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F7

Seventh field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F8

Eighth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F9

Ninth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

F10

Tenth field to be used.

IN

No

Numeric

Undefined

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

NLEFT

Number of fields or variables in left hand part of the variate (1).

No 1 0,64 Undefined

PRINT

> 0 Display results on the screen (0).

No 0 0,1 0,1

Example

!CANON

&IN(SEDDET), &SCORES(SCORES), @SAMPID='ID', >@NLEFT= 5

Error and Warning Messages

Message

*** Error *** No numeric fields on file (filename)

>>> ERR 122 <<< ( fileno.) IN CANON

*** Error *** Failure in matrix inversion, check data.

*** Error *** Compulsory file, field or parameter missing.

>>> ERR 120 <<< ( fileno.) IN CANON