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PrinceAde
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi all!

Please I need explanation on rand function as it applies to SAS Base Certification, what to expect and stuff like that.

 

Thanks.

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Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ

A good place to start is 

How to generate random numbers in SAS

Random number streams in SAS: How do they work?

Some older materials might discuss the RANUNI and RANNOR functions, but those functions are deprecated and no longer recommended. See "Six reasons you should stop using the RANUNI function to generate random numbers."

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Rick_SAS
SAS Super FREQ

A good place to start is 

How to generate random numbers in SAS

Random number streams in SAS: How do they work?

Some older materials might discuss the RANUNI and RANNOR functions, but those functions are deprecated and no longer recommended. See "Six reasons you should stop using the RANUNI function to generate random numbers."

PrinceAde
Obsidian | Level 7

@Rick_SAS Thank you very much sir.

Very helpful.

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