![Numeric Variables in SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/ProgrammingTips-2.png)
~Contributed by Philip Busby, Applications Developer at SAS (@Philihp)~ My mind was blown just now at Paul Gorrell's talk on numeric values within SAS. The nice thing that hooks new programmers to SAS is how easy it is to do so many things, but what I find really makes a