Global Statements Dictionary
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stack
(stak') n.
1. a data structure in memory, in which a program adds and removes items, with the last item added being the first to be removed.
2. a command line containing two or more commands.
v.t.
3. to display multiple data elements as segments of the same bar in a bar chart.
4. to write two or more commands in a command line.
STANDARD
Procedure. Ref: SPG.
standard deviation
n.
Statistics. a measure of the dispersion of a probability distribution, the square root of the variance.
standard missing value
n.
the missing value that SAS software generates automatically in various situations in which a value is not available for a numeric variable; the most commonly used numeric missing value.
standard print file
n.
a print file that contains the print output from proc steps. The fileref PRINT identifies the standard print file.
star
(sta:r') n.
1. asterisk.
2. a network topology in which many devices are connected directly to a central device.
STARTLIB
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.
STARTSAS
Global statement. Ref: PSPPR:Global Statements. PSPL:Execution:Session. SLRD:Statements.
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
startup option
(se' shun op' shun) n.
a system option that can be set only at the beginning of a SAS session or SAS process.
statement
(stAt' mint) n.
1. something specifically expressed, especially in words.
2. the sequence of words used to express something.
3. a syntactically complete unit of a computer program, usually representing a single action or definition. A statement in the SAS environment ends in a semicolon and usually begins with a keyword.
4. a document that sets forth the state of a financial account.
statement label
n.
a name that identifies a point in a program. A statement label is written before an executable statement in a data step or before any statement in an SCL program and is followed by a colon.
statement option
(stAt' mint op' shun) n.
an option that is used as a term in a statement.
STATESPACE
SAS/ETS. Procedure. State space model.
static
(stat' ik) adj.
1. not changing; fixed.
2. providing a fixed object in response to a request; not incorporating any quality of the request into the object provided.
Compare dynamic.
statistic
(stu tis' tik) n.
a value that is computed from the values of a sample.
statistics
(stu tis' tiks) n.
the use of mathematics to consider the significance of measurements of similarities and differences between groups. Statistical tests attempt to distinguish differences that represent real underlying phenomena from those that result from random chance.
statistical, adj.
status bar
(sta' tus ba:r') n.
a narrow area of a window or a line on a screen that displays coded information about the current state of a terminal connection, program, task, etc.
STD
Statistic. Standard deviation. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Standard deviation. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
STDERR
Statistic. Standard error of the mean. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Standard error of the mean. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
STDIZE
CALL routine. Standardize. Ref: PSPPR:CALL Routines. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Standardize.
step
(step') n.
1. one action of a set of consecutive actions that accomplish a specific result.
2. a separately executed section of a SAS program, beginning with a DATA or PROC statement and usually containing other statements. See data step, proc step.
3. JCL. a section of a JCL program that executes one program and usually contains statements that identifies files used by the program.
v.i.
4. to execute a single statement or other small part of a program, then suspend execution to examine variables, etc., during a debugging process.
step boundary
n.
in a SAS program, the end of a step; the point at which the SAS supervisor stops parsing a step and begins execution of it.
STEPDISC
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Stepwise selection of discriminant variables.
STFIPS
Function. Ref: PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
STIMER
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. PSPL:Execution:Messages and Error Handling. SLRD:SAS System Options.
Informat. Ref: SLRD:Informats.
STNAME
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
STNAMEL
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
stochastic
(stu kas' tik) adj.
1. random.
2. using random numbers.
STOP
Data step statement. Ref: PSPPR:Data Step Statements. PSPL:Control Flow:Shaping the Observation Loop. SLRD:Statements.
storage
(sto:r' ij) n.
1. the process of fixing digital data in a durable physical medium, such as magnetic disk, optical disk, or magnetic tape, so that it can be used later.
2. the devices and media used for storage.
3. the data stored on these devices.
store, v.
store
(sto:r') v.t.
to write in a file, for the purpose of reading the same information later.
Strategic Vision
n.
a web-based application suite for business performance measurement, implementing a balanced scorecard strategy, published by SAS Institute.
stratify
(strat' i fI) v.t.
to divide into layers or categorize according to ranges of magnitude.
STREAMINIT
CALL routine.
string
(string') n.
a sequence of characters or other like objects, treated as a unit.
STRIP
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
structured programming
n.
a model of programming in which a program is built as a set of routines, with each routine carrying out a certain kind of action.
Structured Query Language
see SQL.
stub
(stub') n.
a program unit or similar object that has complete interfaces, but no other content. In structured programming, a stub holds the place of a routine that has not yet been written. It includes declarations of its arguments and return values, but no other statements. The presence of the stub makes it possible to compile, link, and test the incomplete program.
STYLE
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate variable.