# linearnode properties #

![Linear node icon](https://dataplatform.cloud.ibm.com/docs/content/wsd/nodes/scripting_guide/clementine/images/alm_nodeicon.png)Linear regression models predict a continuous target based on linear relationships between the target and one or more predictors\.

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linearnode properties  

Table 1\. linearnode properties

| `linearnode` Properties            | Values                                                      | Property description                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `target`                           | *field*                                                     | Specifies a single target field\.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `inputs`                           | \[*field1 \.\.\. fieldN*\]                                  | Predictor fields used by the model\.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `continue_training_existing_model` | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `objective`                        | `Standard`  <br>`Bagging`  <br>`Boosting`  <br>`psm`        | `psm` is used for very large datasets, and requires a server connection\.                                                                                                                                                           |
| `use_auto_data_preparation`        | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `confidence_level`                 | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `model_selection`                  | `ForwardStepwise`  <br>`BestSubsets`  <br>`None`            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `criteria_forward_stepwise`        | `AICC`  <br>`Fstatistics`  <br>`AdjustedRSquare`  <br>`ASE` |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `probability_entry`                | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `probability_removal`              | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `use_max_effects`                  | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `max_effects`                      | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `use_max_steps`                    | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `max_steps`                        | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `criteria_best_subsets`            | `AICC`  <br>`AdjustedRSquare`  <br>`ASE`                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `combining_rule_continuous`        | `Mean`  <br>`Median`                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `component_models_n`               | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `use_random_seed`                  | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `random_seed`                      | *number*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `use_custom_model_name`            | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `custom_model_name`                | *string*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `use_custom_name`                  | *flag*                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `custom_name`                      | *string*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `tooltip`                          | *string*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `keywords`                         | *string*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `annotation`                       | *string*                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `perform_model_effect_tests`       | *boolean*                                                   | Perform model effect tests for each regression effect\.                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `confidence_level`                 | *double*                                                    | This is the interval of confidence used to compute estimates of the model coefficients\. Specify a value greater than 0 and less than 100\. The default is 95\.                                                                     |
| `probability_entry`                | *double*                                                    | If F Statistics is chosen as the criterion, then at each step the effect that has the smallest p\-value less than the specified threshold is added to the model (include effects with p\-values less than)\. The default is 0\.05\. |
| `probability_removal`              | *double*                                                    | Any effects in the model with a p\-value greater than the specified threshold are removed (remove effects with p\-values greater than)\. The default is 0\.10\.                                                                     |

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