In SAS, what is the difference between Proc Means And Proc Summary?

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Tommy picture Tommy · Mar 16, 2009 · Viewed 31.2k times · Source

What exactly is the difference between Proc Means and Proc Summary? Many sites state that both these are the same, but unless each has something unique will SAS create it?

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cmjohns picture cmjohns · Mar 16, 2009

My understanding is that the PROC SUMMARY code for producing an output data set is exactly the same as the code for producing an output data set with PROC MEANS. The difference between the two procedures is that PROC MEANS produces a report by default, whereas PROC SUMMARY produces an output data set by default. So if you want a report printed to the listing - use proc means - if you want the info passed to a data set for further use - proc summary may be a better choice.

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