PROC REPORT by Example

Chapter 4: Lesion Data Quality Report–COMPUTE Blocks

Introduction

Example: Lesion Data Quality Report

Goals for Creating the Lesion Data Quality Report

Key Steps

Source Data

ODS Style Template Used

Programs Used

Implementation

COMPUTE Block Variables: DATA Step (Temporary) Versus REPORT (COLUMN Statement) Variables

ORDER by and Print Subject ID on Every Row with Greying Font

Program for Subject ID Display

Identify Potential Data Issues

Code for Displaying Potential Data Issues

Final Formatting: Create Spanning Headers

Chapter 4 Summary

Introduction

Our task is to Quality Control (QC) newly arrived data. As programmers, we often need to identify and handle potential data issues prior to producing a client report. Just a few examples of potential ...