To reduce the number of class variable levels, use a FORMAT
statement to combine variable values. When a format combines several
internal values into one formatted value, PROC MEANS outputs the
lowest internal value.
See
“Using Class Variables ” on page 1001
Optional Arguments
ASCENDING
specifies to sort the class variable levels in ascending order.
Alias
ASCEND
Interaction
PROC MEANS issues a warning message if you specify both
ASCENDING and DESCENDING and ignores both options.
See
“Example 10: Computing Output Statistics with Missing Class Variable
Values” on page 1066
DESCENDING
specifies to sort the class variable levels in descending order.
Alias ...
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