Introduction to Working with Numeric Variables
Purpose
The following concepts are discussed
in this section:
-
how to perform arithmetic calculations in SAS using arithmetic operators and the SAS functions ROUND and SUM
-
how to compare numeric variables using logical operators
-
how to store numeric variables efficiently when disk space is limited
Prerequisites
Before proceeding with
this section, you should understand the concepts presented in the
following sections:
-
Part 1, “Introduction to the SAS System”
-
Part 2, “Getting Your Data into Shape”
Get Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4 now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
