Computing Statistics Using PROC MEANS

Descriptive statistics such as the mean, minimum, and maximum provide useful information about numeric data. The MEANS procedure provides these and other data summarization tools, as well as helpful options for controlling your output.

Procedure Syntax

The MEANS procedure can include many statements and options for specifying needed statistics. For simplicity, let's consider the procedure in its basic form.
General form, basic MEANS procedure:
PROC MEANS <DATA=SAS-data-set>
<statistic-keyword(s)> <option(s)>;
RUN;
where
  • SAS-data-set is the name of the data set to be used
  • statistic-keyword(s) specify the statistics to compute
  • option(s) control the content, analysis, and appearance ...

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