COMB

COMB

Computes the number of combinations of n elements taken r at a time and returns a value

Category: Mathematical

Syntax

COMB(n, r)

n

is an integer that represents the total number of elements from which the sample is chosen.

r

is an integer that represents the number of chosen elements.

Restriction:

Details

The mathematical representation of the COMB function is given by the following equation:

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with n [ge] 0, r [ge] 0, and n [ge] r.

If the expression cannot be computed, a missing value is returned.

SAS Statements Result

x=comb(5,1);

5

See Also

SAS Statements	Result
x=comb(5,1);	5

Functions:

FACT

PERM