Proc FREQ is a SAS(r) procedure that is used to provide
descriptive statistics about a given data set or table. The FREQ
procedure is used to create frequency and cross-tabulation tables.
Frequency tables describe data by reporting the distribution of
variable values. Cross-tabulation tables, summarize data for two or
more class variables by showing the number of records for each
combination of variable values.
Simple example using proc freq:
proc
freq data=sashelp.class; /* Specify the input data set */tables
sex * age; /* Specify the two variables to be cross-tabbed */where
age > 11; /* Add a where-clause to subset the input */title
'Two way table of sex by age where age > 11'; /* Add a title (optional)*/run
;
This example uses the built in sashelp.class data set and can be run
from any SAS session to show a simple example of how proc FREQ
works.