Date:         Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:57:49 +0000
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From:         toby dunn <tobydunn@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Does anyone find errors in SAS enterprize guide help and
              feedback              error to SAS comp
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Add a Run statement after your Data Step and it will work...



Toby Dunn

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> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:25:48 +0800
> From: Yuntao_Dou@SMICS.COM
> Subject: Does anyone find errors in SAS enterprize guide help and feedback error to SAS company?
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>
> Dear all buddies,
>
> I have just learned SAS REG procedure and find an obvious error in SAS enterprize guide help as below:
>
> data Skulls;
> input Loc $20. Basal Occ Max;
> datalines;
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.068 2.070 1.580
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.068 2.074 1.602
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.090 2.090 1.613
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.097 2.093 1.613
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.117 2.125 1.663
> Minas Graes, Brazil 2.140 2.146 1.681
> Matto Grosso, Brazil 2.045 2.054 1.580
> Matto Grosso, Brazil 2.076 2.088 1.602
> Matto Grosso, Brazil 2.090 2.093 1.643
> Matto Grosso, Brazil 2.111 2.114 1.643
> Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2.093 2.098 1.653
> Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2.100 2.106 1.623
> Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2.104 2.101 1.653
> ;
>
> proc anova data=Skulls;
> class Loc;
> model Basal Occ Max = Loc / nouni;
> manova h=Loc;
> ods select MultStat;
> run;
>
> It is obvious that something is wrong in the data step and Basal will all be blank value.
> Therefore error occurs in program step.
>
> Just want to know if someone has met the simlilar situation and feedback to SAS company(the help file is so prolific and hard to avoid errors) ?
>
> Yuntao, China
> SAS programmer

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