The PROC step consists of a group of SAS statements that call
and execute a procedure, usually with a SAS data set as input. Use PROCs to
analyze the data in a SAS data set, produce formatted reports or other results,
or provide ways to manage SAS files. You can modify PROCs with minimal effort
to generate the output you need. PROCs can also perform functions such as
displaying information about a SAS data set. For more information about SAS
procedures, see
Base SAS Procedures Guide.
The output from
a PROC step can provide univariate descriptive statistics, frequency tables,
crosstabulation tables, tabular reports consisting of descriptive statistics,
charts, plots, and so on. Output can also be in the form of an updated data
set. For more information about procedure output, see
Base SAS Procedures Guide and the
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
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