Date:         Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:53:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Wensui Liu <liuwensui@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Wensui Liu <liuwensui@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Difference in using proc tabulate and proc mean to compute
              median?
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you should not use proc tabulate to find median, which is mainly for
data display purpose.

correct way sould be proc mean or proc summary.


On 8/12/06, xxu8810152@gmail.com <xxu8810152@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a large number of data and need to find the median.
> I tried proc tabulate and received a WARNING: A shortage of memory has
> caused the quantile computations to terminate prematurely ...
> However, when I used proc mean to compute the median it can complete
> without problems. So I guess my questions are 1) why proc tabulate
> gives a warning while proc mean is ok, 2) if both proc works, do they
> give the same result?
>
> Thank you!
>


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WenSui Liu
(http://spaces.msn.com/statcompute/blog)
Senior Decision Support Analyst
Health Policy and Clinical Effectiveness
Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center