
Results: TABULATE Procedure
Missing Values
How PROC TABULATE Treats Missing Values
How a missing value for a variable in the input data set affects your output depends on
how you use the variable in the PROC TABULATE step. The following table
summarizes how the procedure treats missing values.
Table 59.7 Summary of How PROC TABULATE Treats Missing Values
Condition PROC TABULATE Default To Override Default
An observation contains a missing
value for an analysis variable
Excludes that observation from the
calculation of statistics (except N and
NMISS) for that particular variable
No alternative
An observation contains a missing
value for a class variable ...