Hi all
I wanna to convert the variable values from normal to percentages.
for example, I want to have 3 of 0.03 .... etc.
regards
Ibrahim
data _null_;
a=0.03;
put a;
format a percent.;
run;
Use the percent. format:
data want;
x1 = .03;
format x1 percent6.;
run;
thanks a lot, but I need just a number, I don't want a percent sign (%) to appear in my data?
regards
Then multiply by 100?
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Don't know how you come up with them
As always, post test data in the form of a datastep, and what you want to see out at the end. Your post says nothing. Do you have 3 or 0.03? You don't want percent apparently from the other posts, so what do you want, 3/100=0.03?
Hi @Barkamih,
While it may seem trivial to implement the suggestion "multiply by 100," you should remember the pitfall of numeric representation issues:
1 data _null_; 2 a=0.07; 3 a=100*a; 4 if a>7 then put 'Surprise! It looks like ' a '> 7.'; 5 run; Surprise! It looks like 7 > 7. NOTE: DATA statement used (Total process time): real time 0.01 seconds cpu time 0.01 seconds
So, use the ROUND function to avoid such surprises:
a=round(100*a, 1e-9);
(in place of a=100*a; )
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