topic Re: Format pvalue – add zero before decimal? in SAS Programming

Format pvalue – add zero before decimal?

PharmlyDoc — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:21:19 GMT

How do I add a zero before the decimal when formatting a pvalue?

data pvalue;
p = 0.00000;
run;

proc print data=pvalue;
format p pvalue6.3;
run;

format pvalue6.3 outputs "<.001" but I want the output to read as "<0.001"

ballardw — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:30:05 GMT

One way is to create your own format:

proc format;
value mypval
low -< 0.001 = '<0.001'
other =[pvalue6.3]
;
run;

data example;
  x=0.000032;
  format x mypval6.3;
run;

you will need to make sure the format is available in each session you want to use it.

PaigeMiller — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:34:45 GMT

A little experimentation seems to lead me to the conclusion that this is not possible with the PVALUE format.