Dear All, I get error while using SAEM estimation method for repeated time to event model. But, the same model runs well with LAPLACE. Could you suggest what I am missing below. This $EST runs well$ESTIMATION MAXEVAL=999 METHOD=COND LAPLACE LIKE PRINT=1
Following $EST method fails with the following error $EST METHOD=SAEM LAP LIKE NBURN=1000 NITER=1000 PRINT=200 IACCEPT=0.2 CTYPE=3 CINTERVAL=10 $EST METHOD=IMP LAPLACE CTYPE=3 CINTERVAL=1 NITER=300 IACCEPT=0.2 DF=6 SEED=123 Error (WARNING 121) INTERACTION IS IMPLIED WITH EM/BAYES ESTIMATION METHODS AN ERROR WAS FOUND IN THE CONTROL STATEMENTS. 545 $ESTIM: "INTERACTION" CANNOT BE USED WITH "LIKE" OR "-2LL". Varun