The FREQ Procedure

Syntax: FREQ Procedure

The following statements are available in the FREQ procedure:

  • PROC FREQ <options> ;

  • BY variables;

  • EXACT statistic-options </ computation-options> ;

  • OUTPUT <OUT=SAS-data-set> output-options;

  • TABLES requests </ options> ;

  • TEST options;

  • WEIGHT variable </ option> ;

The PROC FREQ statement is the only required statement for the FREQ procedure. If you specify the following statements, PROC FREQ produces a one-way frequency table for each variable in the most recently created data set. 

proc freq;
run;

Table 3 summarizes the basic functions of the procedure statements. The following sections provide detailed syntax information for the BY, EXACT, OUTPUT, TABLES, TEST, and WEIGHT statements in alphabetical order after the description of the PROC FREQ statement.

Table 3: Summary of PROC FREQ Statements

Statement Description
BY Provides separate analyses for each BY group
EXACT Requests exact tests
OUTPUT Requests an output data set
TABLES Specifies tables and requests analyses
TEST Requests tests for measures of association and agreement
WEIGHT Identifies a weight variable


Last updated: December 09, 2022