Global Statements Dictionary
su
SUBGROUP
SAS/GRAPH. Annotate variable.
sublanguage
n.
a computer language that is designed to be used as part of programs written in another language.
submit
(sub mit') v.t.
1. to deliver (a text file containing a program or job) to the operating system, the SAS supervisor, or other software for execution.
2. to deliver (data entered in a form) to a server for processing.
SUBMIT
SCL statement. Submits SAS or SQL statements for execution.
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager. Alias, SUB.
SUBPAD
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
subscript
n.
a value that identifies a specific element of an array in an array reference. Write a subscript as an expression enclosed in braces after the array name.
subset
(sub' set) n.
1. a set, all of whose elements belong to another set; a part of a set.
v.t.
2. to create a subset from.
subsetting IF statement
(sub' set ing if' stAt' ment) Data step. n.
an IF statement without a THEN clause, which has the effect of stopping processing of observations that do not meet a condition.
SUBSTR
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions; Data Step Statements:Assignment. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Character Functions; Variables and Values:Values. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
SUBSTRING
SQL function.
SUBSTRN
Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
SUBTOP
Command. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.
SUGI
(sOO' ji)
SAS Users Group International; the leading annual conference of SAS users between 1976 and 2006.
SUM
Statistic. Sum. Ref: PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Sum. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
summarize
(sum' u rIz) v.t.
1. to create a summary of.
2. to serve as a summary of.
summary
(sum' u rE) n.
1. a brief statement or presentation of the main points of a story, study, book, report, etc.
2. a set of statistical measures that serve to characterize a set of data.
adj.
3. concise and descriptive.
4. based on a quick consideration of the most important information.
SUMMARY
Procedure. Ref: PSPPR:Procedures. PSPL:Analyzing Data:SUMMARY. SPG.
Also, MEANS.
SUMSIZE
System option. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.
sum statement
n.
a data step statement that adds a value to a numeric variable.
The first term of the statement is the numeric variable.
The second term is a plus sign (+).
SUMWGT
Statistic. Sum of weights. PSPPR:Descriptive Statistics. PSPL:Proc Steps:Summary Statistics.
Function. Sum of weights. PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Mathematical Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.
SURVEYFREQ
SAS/STAT. Procedure.
SURVEYLOGISTIC
SAS/STAT. Procedure.
SURVEYMEANS
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Means estimates from survey data.
SURVEYREG
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Regression analysis for survey data.
SURVEYSELECT
SAS/STAT. Procedure. Random sampling.
survival function
n.
the complement of a distribution function.
