n = 'n' * f = 8. what is the meaning of 'f' here?

[cecily]

proc tabulate data = demog missing;

class trt gender race;

var age;

table age = 'Age' *(n = 'n' * f = 8.mean = 'Mean' * f = 5.1

std = 'Standard Deviation' * f = 5.1

min = 'Min' * f = 3. Max = 'Max' * f = 3.)

gender = 'Gender' *

(n='n' * f = 3. colpctn = '%' * f = 4.1)

race = 'Race' *

(n = 'n' * f = 3. colpctn = '%' * f = 4.1),

(trt = " ") (all = 'Overall');

format trt trt. race race. gender gender.;

title1 'Table 5.1';

title2 'Demographics and Baseline Characteristics';

footnote1 "* Other includes Asian, Native American, and other"

" races.";

footnote2 "Created by %sysfunc(getoption(sysin)) on"

" &sysdate9..";

run;

In this code, what is the meaning of 'f'? Is it freq?

[Reeza · Accepted solution]

Format - what format to apply to the display of the measure in the tabulate table.

[cecily]

Thank you

[ballardw]

I have never figured out why SAS programmed proc tabulate to display n or nmiss , which are counts, with 2 decimals by default.

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi: In SAS 9.4, my TABULATE does not use decimal places for N or NMISS when I take all the defaults. I am not sure when this changed.

cynthia