Date:         Thu, 17 May 2007 19:50:27 -0700
Reply-To:     David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
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From:         David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to replace missing values with zeros
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kwaddai.mensah@GMAIL.COM wrote:
>
>My data has missing values across that I would like to replace with
>zeros before performing calculation, does anyone have an idea how to
>do this. Thanks

SAS tends to do the right thing when you have missing values in your
data.  So are you really sure that you *should* make this conversion?
Unless the missing values are really supposed to be zeroes due to some
prior disaster with database management, I would recommend *not*
doing this.

Perhaps. if you write back to SAS-L and explain why you want to do this,
and why you think SAS will not do the right thing with your missing
values, then someone here can solve your problem.

HTH,
David
--
David L. Cassell
mathematical statistician
Design Pathways
3115 NW Norwood Pl.
Corvallis OR 97330

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