MAD Function

Returns the median absolute deviation from the median.

Category:

Descriptive Statistics

Syntax

MAD(value-1 <, value-2...> )

Required Argument

value

specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression of which the median absolute deviation from the median is to be computed.

Details

If all arguments have missing values, the result is a missing value. Otherwise, the result is the median absolute deviation from the median of the non-missing values. The formula for the median is the same as the one that is used in the UNIVARIATE procedure. For more information, see Base SAS Procedures Guide.

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results.

SAS Statement	Result
mad=mad(2,4,1,3,5,999999); put mad;	1.5