Glossary
- across variable
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in the REPORT procedure, a variable whose formatted values each form a column in the report. If the variable does not have a format, then each unformatted value forms a column.
- alphanumeric character
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any of the following types of characters: alphabetic letters, numerals, and special characters or blanks. Most computer systems store strictly numeric data differently from alphanumeric or textual data.
- analysis variable
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a numeric variable that is used to calculate statistics or to display values. Usually an analysis variable contains quantitative or continuous values, but this is not required.
- arithmetic expression
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See SAS expression
- array
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in the SAS programming language, a temporary grouping ...
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