there is no factorial function in SAS, but there is a gamma function.

n! = gamma(n+1) ... since these values get large quickly, you may also have need of the log gamma function (lgamma)

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, kviel wrote:

> Good day all, > > I have looked for a factorial function and the value of e and > briefly. Finally I wrote code to produce e using the both the SAS funciton > log( ) and the infinite series. Have I missed them? As an off-topic > question, does anyone know the Taylor series for pi? > > Thanks, > > Kevin > > Kevin Viel > Georgia Medical Care Foundation > 57 Executive Park South, NE > suite 200 > Atlanta, GA 30329-2224 > > > ------------------------ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files > or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain proprietary, > privileged or confidential information. If you are not an intended > recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of any of the information contained in or > attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have > received this transmission in error, please immediately notify me by > reply e-mail and destroy the original transmission and its > attachments without saving them in any manner. > ----------------------- >