SIGN Function

Returns the sign of a value

Category: Mathematical

Syntax

SIGN ( argument )

Arguments

argument

• is numeric.

Details

The SIGN function returns a value of

-1	if x < 0
	if x = 0
1	if x > 0.

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
x=sign(-5);	-1
x=sign(5);	1
x=sign(0);