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Numeric Variables

The default length of numeric variables in SAS data sets is 8 bytes. (You can control the length of SAS numeric variables with the LENGTH statement in the DATA step.) In the SAS System under Windows, ...
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Numeric Variables in the Alpha Environment

In addition, with Alpha T_FLOATING numbers, you can specify a minimum length of 3 bytes using the LENGTH statement in the DATA step. However, with VAX D_FLOATING numbers, the minimum length you can ...
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How to Make a Graph in Excel With Word and Number Variables

Microsoft Excel can perform numerous statistical functions, as well as create charts from statistical data. Statistical data includes numeric variables or word variables, also called categorical ...
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Working with variables on Linux

Variables often look like $var, but they also look like $1, $*, $? and $$. Let's take a look at what all these $ values can tell you. A lot of important values are ...