How to convert decimal value to exponential in SAS

[maggi2410]

hI,

My pvalue has value like : 0.000082634.

But I need to convert it into 8.26E-5. Could anyone please let me know how to do this?

Thanks,

Megha

[MikeZdeb · Accepted solution]

Hi.  If you are asking how to display that value in scientific notation, use a format ...

data _null_;

x = 0.000082634;
put x e9.;
run;

If you are really asking how to convert numeric a numeric value, it's an odd question since SAS stores all numeric values in the same manner (unless you start playing with numeric value lengths).  It's just  the display of the value that you can alter.

[maggi2410]

Thank you MikeZdeb. Yes I meant display. Your solution worked. Many thanks

[Reeza]

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