Table 6.15 Hierarchy dataset (classical) Variables: Y, classical quantitative Hierarchy variables: X1 with values: a, b, c X2 with values: If X1=a, then X2=a1 or a2; else X2=NA X3 with values: If X2=a1, then X3=a11 or a12; else X3=NA X4 with values: If X1=a and X2=a2, then X4 quantitative; else X4=NA X5 with values: If X1=b, then X5 quantitative; else X5=NA a, b, c, a1 a2 a11 a12 values entered as indicators (0, 1) NA is entered as '.' input u Y a b c a1 a2 a11 a12 X4 X5 --------------------------- 1 415 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 . . 2 390 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 . . 3 381 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 . . 4 385 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 . . 5 324 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 . . 6 355 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 . . 7 260 1 0 0 0 1 . . 10 . 8 255 1 0 0 0 1 . . 12 . 9 244 1 0 0 0 1 . . 12 . 10 200 1 0 0 0 1 . . 20 . 11 238 1 0 0 0 1 . . 15 . 12 182 0 1 0 . . . . . 40 13 165 0 1 0 . . . . . 50 14 158 0 1 0 . . . . . 55 15 150 0 1 0 . . . . . 60 16 139 0 1 0 . . . . . 70 17 120 0 1 0 . . . . . 80 18 35 0 0 1 . . . . . . 19 45 0 0 1 . . . . . . 20 50 0 0 1 . . . . . .