STDERR Function

Returns the standard error of the mean of the nonmissing arguments.

Category: Descriptive Statistics

Syntax

STDERR(argument-1,argument-2<,...argument-n> )

Required Argument

argument

specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression. At least two nonmissing arguments are required. Otherwise, the function returns a missing value. The argument list can consist of a variable list, which is preceded by OF.

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results.
SAS Statement
Result 
x1=stderr(2,6);
 
2
 
x2=stderr(2,6,.);
 
2
 
x3=stderr(2,4,6,3,1);
 
0.8602325267
 
x4=stderr(of x1-x3);
 
0.3799224911
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