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SAS 9.4 Language Reference, Second Edition
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SAS 9.4 Language Reference, Second Edition

by SAS Institute
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
824 pages
24h 21m
English
SAS Institute
Content preview from SAS 9.4 Language Reference, Second Edition
Reading Binary Data
Definitions
binary data
is numeric data that is stored in binary form. Binary numbers have a base of two and
are represented with the digits 0 and 1.
packed decimal data
are binary decimal numbers that are encoded by using each byte to represent two
decimal digits. Packed decimal representation stores decimal data with exact
precision; the fractional part of the number must be determined by using an informat
or format because there is no separate mantissa and exponent.
zoned decimal data
are binary decimal numbers that are encoded so that each digit requires one byte of
storage. The last byte contains the number's sign as well as ...
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