IQR Function

Returns the interquartile range

Category: Descriptive Statistics

Syntax

IQR ( value-1 <, value-2... >)

Arguments

value

• specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression of which the interquartile range is to be computed.

Details

If all arguments have missing values, the result is a missing value. Otherwise, the result is the interquartile range of the non-missing values. The formula for the interquartile range is the same as the one that is used in the UNIVARIATE procedure. For more information, see Base SAS Procedures Guide .

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
iqr=iqr(2,4,1,3,999999); put iqr;	2

See Also

Functions:

• 'MAD Function' on page 642

• 'PCTL Function' on page 694