Working with SAS Data Sets

Creating a SAS Data Set from a Matrix

SAS/IML software provides the ability to create a new SAS data set from a matrix. Use the CREATE and APPEND statements to create a SAS data set from a matrix, where the columns of the matrix become the data set variables and the rows of the matrix become the observations. Thus, an n ×m matrix creates a SAS data set with m variables and n observations. The CREATE statement opens the new SAS data set for both input and output, and the APPEND statement writes to (outputs to) the data set.

Using the CREATE Statement with the FROM Option

Using the CREATE Statement with the VAR Clause

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