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Rick WicklinNovember 20, 2024 0

Order two-dimensional vectors by using angles

Order matters. The order of variables in tables and rows of a correlation matrix can make a big difference in how easy it is to observed correlations between variables or groups of variables. There are many ways to order the variables, but this article shows how to display the variables

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Rick WicklinNovember 18, 2024 0

The correlation between two sets of variables

In a correlation analysis, it is common to consider the correlations between all pairs of numerical variables. That is, if there are k numerical variables, most people examine the complete k x k matrix of correlations. This matrix is symmetric and has 1s on the diagonal, so more than half of the

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Rick WicklinNovember 13, 2024 0

A vector-to-string function for SAS IML

A previous article discusses the MakeString function, which you can use to convert an IML character vector into a string. This can be very useful. When I originally wrote the MakeString function, I was disappointed that I could not vectorize the computation. Recently, I learned about the COMBL function in

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