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SAS word: PREVCMD

Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

Alias, ?.

SAS word: PREVWIND

Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

SAS word: PRINCOMP

SAS/STAT. Procedure. Principal component analysis.

SAS word: PRINQUAL

SAS/STAT. Procedure. Transformations.

Term: print

(print') v.t.&i.

1. to write print output.

2. to apply text, graphics, etc., to paper using a printer.

SAS word: PRINT

Procedure. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. PSPL:Reporting:PRINT. SPG.

Fileref. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Filerefs. PSPL:Print Output.

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

Term: print control character

n.

a character in a print file that indicates the start of a page, a vertical displacement, or a location on the page.

Term: printer

(print' ur) n.

a device that applies computer images to paper or similar materials by applying dots of ink, toner, etc.

SAS word: PRINTER

Device.

SAS word: PRINTERPATH

System option. ODS printing. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:Session. SLRD:SAS System Options.

Term: print file

n.

a text file that is divided into pages, usually by control characters contained in the file.

SAS word: PRINTINIT

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:Session. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS word: PRINTMSGLIST

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:Messages and Error Handling. SLRD:SAS System Options.

Term: print output

n.

text that a program writes to a print file.

SAS word: PRINTTO

Procedure. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. PSPL:Print Output:Proc Step Output. SPG.

Term: priority

(prI o^r' i tE) n.

the state or condition of coming first or being earlier.

Term: probability density function

n.

the function that relative probabilities of different values in a continuous probability distribution. The probability density function is the derivative of the distribution function.

Also, probability mass function.

Term: probability function

n.

inverse distribution function.

Term: probability mass function

n.

probability density function.

SAS word: PROBBETA

Function. The distribution function of the beta distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBBNML

Function. The distribution function of the binomial distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBBNRM

Function. The distribution function of the bivariate normal distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBCHI

Function. The distribution function of the chi-squared distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBDF

SAS/ETS. Function. Dickey-Fuller test.

SAS word: PROBF

Function. The distribution function of the F distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBGAM

Function. The distribution function of the gamma distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBHYPR

Function. The distribution function of the hypergeometric distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBIT

SAS/STAT. Procedure. Discrete event estimation.

Function. The inverse distribution function of the normal distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBMC

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBNEGB

Function. The distribution function of the negative binomial distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBNORM

Function. The distribution function of the normal distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROBSIG

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Proc Steps:Proc Step Execution. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS word: PROBT

Function. The distribution function of the t distribution. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

Statistic. Two-tailed probability value for t. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics. Also, PRT.

Term: proc

(prok') n.

1. one of the primary routines of SAS software designed for use in SAS programs. A proc is executed in a proc step.

2. procedure.

3. JCL. cataloged procedure.

Also, procedure, PROC.

SAS word: PROC

Proc step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Proc Step Statements. PSPL:Proc Steps:Proc Step Syntax.

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Proc Steps:Proc Step Execution. SLRD:SAS System Options.

Term: procedure

(pru sE' jur) n.

1. a sequence of actions, especially one indicated by a routine in structured programming.

2. proc.

Term: procedure output file

n.

standard print file.

SAS word: PROCLEAVE

System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

Term: proc step

n.

a step in a SAS program, indicated by a PROC statement, that executes a procedure. The proc step identifies the procedure and supplies details of its execution.

Also, PROC step.

SAS word: PROFILE

Entry type.

Term: program

(prO' gram) n.

1. a document that sets forth a sequence of actions to be taken, especially by a computer.

v.t.&i.

2. to write a program.

SAS word: PROGRAM

Member type. Compiled data step.

Entry type. Program entry.

Display Manager window. Program Editor. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager. Alias, PGM, PROG.

Term: program data vector

n.

a block of memory that holds the values of all the variables in a step or an SCL program.

Abbr. PDV.

Term: program entry

(prO' gram en' tri) n.

a kind of AF entry that displays a window of text and text fields and executes an SCL program.

Also, PROGRAM entry.

Term: program label

SCL. n.

statement label.

Term: prompt

(prompt') n.

1. Interactive line mode. a character string that indicates that the program is ready to accept user input.

2. any program action that requests user input.

v.t.&i.

3. to display or otherwise issue a prompt (to).

SAS word: PROPCASE

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PROTO

Procedure.

SAS word: PRT

Statistic. See PROBT.

SAS word: PRTDEF

Procedure. Printer definitions. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. SPG.

SAS word: PRTEXP

Procedure. Printer definitions. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. SPG.

SAS word: PRXCHANGE

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXDEBUG

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXFREE

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXMATCH

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXNEXT

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXPAREN

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXPARSE

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXPOSN

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAS word: PRXSUBSTR

CALL routine. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

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