SAS Financial Functions

SAS - ABS

What is it?

Returns the absolute value of a number

Absolute Value Example:

libname ABCDEFGH postgres server="Server_Address.com" port=5432 user=kevin password="P@ssW0rd" database=DBName schema=SchemaName;

Data work.my_data_file;

    Result 1 = ABS(2.2);
    Result 2 = ABS(-2.3);
run;

proc
  print data=my_data_file;
run;

What's happening in the script above?

The script is connecting to the postgres database/datasource
Data step is creating the work.my_data_file temporary dataset
2 Tests of the ABS function; a positive number and a negative Number

ABS Examples:

Variable	Input	Output	Description
Result 1	2.2	2.2	Input was already positive; no change
Result 2	-2.3	2.3	Input was negative, absolute value converted it to positive

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