February 2018
Beginner
366 pages
7h 2m
English
What Is a SAS Format and Why Is It Useful?
More Examples to Demonstrate How to Write Formats
It is a common practice to store information in a database using codes rather than actual values. For example, you might have a questionnaire where the responses are strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree. It would be unusual to store the actual values in your database—rather, you would use coded values such as 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, ...