LARGEST Function

Returns the kth largest nonmissing value.

Categories:	Descriptive Statistics
	CAS

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Syntax

LARGEST(k, value-1 <, value-2 ...>)

Required Arguments

k

is a numeric constant, variable, or expression that specifies which value to return.

value

specifies the value of a numeric constant, variable, or expression to be processed.

Details

If k is missing, less than zero, or greater than the number of values, the result is a missing value and _ERROR_ is set to 1. Otherwise, if k is greater than the number of nonmissing values, the result is a missing value but _ERROR_ is not set to 1.

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results:

SAS Statement	Result
k=1; largest1=largest(k, 456, 789, .Q, 123); put largest1;	789
k=2; largest2=largest(k, 456, 789, .Q, 123); put largest2;	456
k=3; largest3=largest(k, 456, 789, .Q, 123); put largest3;	123
k=4; largest4=largest(k, 456, 789, .Q, 123); put largest4;	.

LARGEST Function

Syntax

Required Arguments

k

value

Details

Example

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