Division Function Not returning exact decimal place.

[whs278]

Hello,

I have the following code in my program.

a = round(b/c, .001);

However, all the numbers get rounded to the hundredths place instead of the thousandths place.  In fact, when I remove the round function, I still only get two decimal places.

Not sure what is going on.  Tried using and not using BEST32. informat, but still got the same answer.  I got the same result with the DIVISION function as well.

These are the actual numbers.

2538200 / 896 = 80957.81

[ballardw · Accepted solution]

INFORMAT would have no bearing on display appearance. The Format would.

40   data example;
41      x=2538200 / 896 ;
42      put x= best16.;
43      x = round(x,0.001);
44      put "second " x=;
45   run;

x=2832.8125
second x=2832.813

So if you get 80957.81 as a result there is something much more interesting going on then just the display format. Perhaps you should show the entire data step code.

[ChrisNZ]

It works for me. Show us more of what you are doing.

data T; 
x= round(2538200 / 896 ,0.001);
put x= ;
run;

x=2832.813

[Tom]

You have presented a single statement without any context.

Since it looks like an assignment statement let's assume you have run it in a data step.

How did you look at the result?  Did you print it? Do something else?

Have you attached a display format to the variable A?  How many decimal places did you choose to display in the format you attached to the variable?

871   data _null_;
872     a = 2538200 / 896 ;
873     b = round(a,0.001);
874     put 'BEST32.' / (a b) (=best32.);
875     put '32.2' / (a b) (=32.2);
876     put ' ' / (a b) (= );
877
878   run;

BEST32.
a=2832.8125 b=2832.813
32.2
a=2832.81 b=2832.81

a=2832.8125 b=2832.813

[whs278]

It's pretty much the same code I posted. 

DATA CENSACS;
	SET CENSACS2;

	/*AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME*/
	INFORMAT B19127_001 B19101_001 FAVINC1A BEST32.; 
	FAVINC1A  = DIVIDE( B19127_001,  B19101_001);


    RENAME  B19127_001 = FAVINC1AN 
            B19101_001 = FAVINC1AD;

RUN;

Here is the output of PROC CONTENTS.  I didn't add any formats.

41 FAVINC1A Num 8 BEST32.
32 FAVINC1AD Num 8 BEST32.
34 FAVINC1AN Num 8 BEST32.

[FreelanceReinh]

Hello @whs278,

---

@whs278 wrote:

Here is the output of PROC CONTENTS.  I didn't add any formats.

41 FAVINC1A Num 8 BEST32.

---

(So, BEST32. in your partial PROC CONTENTS output is the informat.)

I guess you can mark @ballardw's reply as the solution because not using any formats, e.g., in PROC PRINT output produces exactly what you've described:

data have;
input b c;
a = round(b/c, .001);
x = b/c;
cards;
72538200 896
;

proc print data=have;
*format a x best12.;
run;

Obs        b        c         a           x

 1     72538200    896    80957.81    80957.81

Of course the missing digits will appear as soon as you run the code including the FORMAT statement that I've commented out.