Wouldn't something like this work, but of course implemented in PROC SQL?

data one; x1=62.87; x2=10+x1-mod(x1,10); proc print; run;

---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:54:55 -0800 >From: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> (on behalf of Dale McLerran <stringplayer_2@YAHOO.COM>) >Subject: Re: How to Find the nearest multiple of 10 >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > >Mike's solution assumes that the observed values are all integers. >I would suggest a different implementation using floor and ceil >functions as follows: > >proc sql noprint; > select min(10*floor(x/10)), max(10*ceil(x/10)) into :min, :max > from x; >quit; > > >I do agree with xlr82sas that a general solution for determining >appropriate axis values is not a trivial problem. If the range >of the data is from 40 to 60, then should we increment by 5 >instead of 10? If the range is from 0 to 100, should we >increment by 10? By 20? By 25? > >How about if the range is from 10 to 100? Should we start with >a minimum axis value of 0 rather than 10? If so, then we have >exactly the same question about what value to increment by. Or, >should we start at 0 and have our range extend up to 120 or 125? >With a range from 0 to 120, we would probably increment by 20 >or 30. With a range from 0 to 125, we would likely increment >by 25. > >This is only a small list of issues that need to be dealt with >which arise when the range is known a priori to have a range >which can utilize an interval of around 10 for axis construction. >If such knowledge is not known a priori, then there are many >more issues which need to be assessed and dealt with. > >Dale > >--------------------------------------- >Dale McLerran >Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center >mailto: dmclerra@NO_SPAMfhcrc.org >Ph: (206) 667-2926 >Fax: (206) 667-5977 >--------------------------------------- > > >--- On Mon, 2/22/10, Mike Zdeb <msz03@ALBANY.EDU> wrote: > >> From: Mike Zdeb <msz03@ALBANY.EDU> >> Subject: Re: How to Find the nearest multiple of 10 >> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >> Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:32 AM >> hi ... you can try the round function >> ... >> >> >> >> data _null_; >> file print; >> do x1=40 to 60; >> x2= round(x,10); >> x3= round(x-4,10); >> x4= round(x+4,10); >> put (x1-x4) (5.); >> end; >> run; >> >> 40 40 40 40 >> 41 40 40 50 >> 42 40 40 50 >> 43 40 40 50 >> 44 40 40 50 >> 45 50 40 50 >> 46 50 40 50 >> 47 50 40 50 >> 48 50 40 50 >> 49 50 50 50 >> 50 50 50 50 >> 51 50 50 60 >> 52 50 50 60 >> 53 50 50 60 >> 54 50 50 60 >> 55 60 50 60 >> 56 60 50 60 >> 57 60 50 60 >> 58 60 50 60 >> 59 60 60 60 >> 60 60 60 60 >> >> >> so ... here's an example, x varies from a low of 42 to a max of 52 >> I think you would want your axis to go from 40 to 60 ... yes/no? >> if I'm wrong, I think that youc can figure out how to modify the >> following ... >> >> data x; >> do x=42 to 52; >> output; >> end; >> run; >> >> proc sql noprint; >> select min(round(x-4,10)), max(round(x+4,10)) into :min, :max >> from x; >> quit; >> >> %put MIN:&min MAX:&max; >> MIN: 40 MAX: >> 60 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mike Zdeb >> U@Albany School of Public Health >> One University Place >> Rensselaer, New York 12144-3456 >> P/518-402-6479 F/630-604-1475 >> >> > Hello all, >> > >> > In the Process of making the graph coordinates I am calculating the >> > Min and Max in the Axis one I am doing something like this. Is >> > there way (General rule) to find out the nearest multiple of 10 , I >> > mean if the Min is 42 then I want value 50 , if it is 52 then I want >> > value to 60. so that when I divide with 10 I get reminder as 0 . I >> > hope I am clear what I am asking >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________ >> > >> > 16 Proc Sql Noprint ; >> > 17 Select FUZZ(Ceil(Min(max))), FUZZ(Ceil(Max(max))) >> > 19 into : Min_y, : Max_Y >> > 21 From Best; >> > 22 %put &min_y &max_y ; >> > -70 142 >> > 23 Quit; >> > >> > axis1 label=(a=90 H=3 "Percent Change") >> > VALUE=(H=2) >> > ORDER=(&min_y. TO &max_y. BY 10) >> > WIDTH=1 >> > MINOR=NONE >> > ; >> > >>