SUM Function

Returns the sum of the nonmissing arguments

Category: Descriptive Statistics

Syntax

SUM ( argument,argument , )

Arguments

argument

• is numeric. If all the arguments have missing values, the result is a missing value. The argument list can consist of a variable list, which is preceded by OF.

Examples

SAS Statements	Results
x1=sum(4,9,3,8);	24
x2=sum(4,9,3,8,.);	24
x1=9; x2=39; x3=sum(of x1-x2);	48
x1=5; x2=6; x3=4; x4=9; y1=34; y2=12; y3=74; y4=39; result=sum(of x1-x4, of y1-y5);	183
x1=55; x2=35; x3=6; x4=sum(of x1-x3, 5);	101
x1=7; x2=7; x5=sum(x1-x2);
y1=20; y2=30; x6=sum(of y:);	50