A starter SAS user got a little confused on functions and procedures. Thanks for bearing me on this.
Suppose that I have a string of numbers of interval ratio from a survey, but here is the problem. I don't know how to sort it by absolute value. Should I create a variable to contain these absolute values in procedures step or I can have other solutions by using some functions?
Is the following what you are looking to do?
data have;
input x;
cards;
-5
-7
3
-1
4
;
proc sql noprint;
create table want as
select x
from have
order by abs(x)
;
quit;
You've probably posted this in the wrong forum but you should post more info, anyhow, in order for others to know what you are seeking. A small example of your data would help as well as an explanation of what you would ultimately like to accomplish with the data.
For example, I have some numbers gained from the individual survey such as -5 -7 3 -1 4 -6 1 ... and I want to sort them by the power of absolute values then I could chose to display the survey question items by this order.
Is the following what you are looking to do?
data have;
input x;
cards;
-5
-7
3
-1
4
;
proc sql noprint;
create table want as
select x
from have
order by abs(x)
;
quit;
Yes. Thank you so much for helping me out.
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