Handbook of SAS DATA Step Programming

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DATA Step Programming

TABLE10.1

Examples of Value-or-Range Sets

Example

All Possible

Values Value-or-Range Values Being Labeled

1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

and 9

3, 5, 7, 9 = 'odd'

2, 4, 6, 8 = 'even'

3, 5, 7, and 9 are labeled with

‘odd’

2, 4, 6, and 8 are labeled with

‘even’

2 ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’,

and‘E’

'A', 'C', 'E'

='grp1'

'B', 'D' = 'grp2'

‘A’, ‘C’, and ‘E’ are labeled with

‘grp1’

‘B’ and ‘D’ are labeled with

‘grp2’

3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

and 9

2<−<6 = 'low'

6−<9 = 'high'

3, 4, and 5 are labeled with ‘low’

6, 7, and 8 are labeled with

‘high’

2 and 9 will be printed as 2 and

9 without any labels

4 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

and 9

2-6 = 'low'

6-9 ...