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Statistical Programming in SAS
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Statistical Programming in SAS

by John Bailer
April 2015
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
460 pages
14h 45m
English
SAS Institute
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352 Statistical Programming in SAS
10.1 What Is a Macro and Why Would You Use It?
The macro processor is a text processor that is built into SAS. You should familiarize
yourself with the macro processor because with it, you can execute the same programs
with minor modification. In this chapter, a DATA step programming exercise is included
that constructs a numerical estimate of the area under a standard normal density. In this
exercise, macro coding and logic are used. Macro variables are substituted for hardcoded
variables, and a macro is wrapped around the code for general use. This chapter provides
information about debugging macros, s ...
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