Returns the smallest value
Category: Descriptive Statistics
MIN ( argument,argument , )
argument
is numeric. At least two arguments are required. The argument list may consist of a variable list, which is preceded by OF.
The MIN function returns a missing value (.) only if all arguments are missing.
The MIN operator (><) returns a missing value only if either operand is missing. In this case, it returns the value of the operand that is lower in the sort order for missing values.
SAS Statements | Results |
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x=min(7,4); | 4 |
x1=min(2,.,6); | 2 |
x2=min(2, ˆ’ 3,1, ˆ’ 1); | ˆ’ 3 |
x3=min(0,4); |
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x4=min(of x1 ˆ’ x3); | ˆ’ 3 |