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Problem Note 68004: The MEDIAN() function might return incorrect result when used with PROC SQL on numeric variables with a length less than eight
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The MEDIAN() function might return incorrect results when used with the SQL procedure on numeric variables with a length less than eight. Here is an example:
data testdata;
length var1 7;
var1 = 10;
run;
length var1 7;
var1 = 10;
run;
proc sql;
select median(var1) as med1 from testdata;
quit;
select median(var1) as med1 from testdata;
quit;
Here is the output:
med1
--------
18E-308
The correct result should be 10.
This problem is fixed in SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7).
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||