https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775455#M31308 <P>Welcome to the communities!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you want code for your data, you must present your data in usable form (data step with datalines, posted in a code box).</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:39:48 GMT Kurt_Bremser 2021-10-20T17:39:48Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775450#M31306 <P>&nbsp;About 300 data are grouped by two character variables, which must recode to numerical (for example two nominal values 1 and 2) to run statistical analysis. I would be very grateful if anyone could advise me how to write syntax in SAS programming.</P><P>Thanks</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:22:59 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775450#M31306 pksubedi 2021-10-20T17:22:59Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775452#M31307 <P>Most SAS procedures can work with character variables, and so for most analyses, SAS does not require you to change character variables into numeric simply to run statistical analyses.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>So what analysis are you planning on doing?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:32:50 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775452#M31307 PaigeMiller 2021-10-20T17:32:50Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775455#M31308 <P>Welcome to the communities!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you want code for your data, you must present your data in usable form (data step with datalines, posted in a code box).</P> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:39:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/how-to-write-syntax/m-p/775455#M31308 Kurt_Bremser 2021-10-20T17:39:48Z