SAS: assign quantile to macro variable

Question

In SAS, how can I assign the 97.5% quantile of the normal distribution to a macro variable z

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Doesn't work 1

%let z = quantile("normal", 0.975);

Doesn't work 2

%let z = %sysfunc(quantile("normal", 0.975));

+3

user7064 03 June At 15:04

1 answer

Haikuo Bian · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-03T15:38:21+0000

Macro DOES NOT like unnecessary quotes:

%let z = %sysfunc(quantile(normal, 0.975));