topic proc compare- exact and absolute methods in SAS Programming https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-compare-exact-and-absolute-methods/m-p/103579#M21617 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>Can i know the difference between exact and absolute methods of proc compare.</P><P>when i do compare by using exact method, i am getting differences ;while absolute method shows no differences.</P><P>Please have a look at the picture below and let me know what causing this differences.If the below is not clear enough, I am also attaching the pic as an attachment. Please find it.</P><P>Any help is appreciated.</P><P>Thanks in advance!!</P><P><IMG __jive_id="3329" alt="" class="jiveImage" src="https://communities.sas.com/legacyfs/online/3329_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 1032px; height: 834px;" />xact</P><BR /><IMG src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10727iCBA71B3487D3D0A5/image-size/large?v=1.0&amp;px=600" border="0" alt="image001.png" title="image001.png" /></BODY></HTML> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:31:36 GMT mano 2013-04-09T23:31:36Z proc compare- exact and absolute methods https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-compare-exact-and-absolute-methods/m-p/103579#M21617 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>Can i know the difference between exact and absolute methods of proc compare.</P><P>when i do compare by using exact method, i am getting differences ;while absolute method shows no differences.</P><P>Please have a look at the picture below and let me know what causing this differences.If the below is not clear enough, I am also attaching the pic as an attachment. Please find it.</P><P>Any help is appreciated.</P><P>Thanks in advance!!</P><P><IMG __jive_id="3329" alt="" class="jiveImage" src="https://communities.sas.com/legacyfs/online/3329_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 1032px; height: 834px;" />xact</P><BR /><IMG src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10727iCBA71B3487D3D0A5/image-size/large?v=1.0&amp;px=600" border="0" alt="image001.png" title="image001.png" /></BODY></HTML> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:31:36 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-compare-exact-and-absolute-methods/m-p/103579#M21617 mano 2013-04-09T23:31:36Z Re: proc compare- exact and absolute methods https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-compare-exact-and-absolute-methods/m-p/103580#M21618 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>See the Equality Criterion (bottom of the page) in the DOCS. </P><P><A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/proc/61895/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000146742.htm#a002473384" title="http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/proc/61895/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a000146742.htm#a002473384">Base SAS(R) 9.2 Procedures Guide</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:23:55 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/proc-compare-exact-and-absolute-methods/m-p/103580#M21618 Reeza 2013-04-10T00:23:55Z