Average of a variable

[Medvedeff]

I need to calculate the average of a variable, and then use that value as if it were itself a variable.

Essentially, I have a column vector with several missing observations, which I want to fill in with the average of the observed values of the column.

Im doing a monte carlo, so simply running a proc means and hard-coding in the value is not an option, so I need to have the process be automated.

Any suggestions?

 

[DonaZ]

Is this what you want to do?

http://ssc.utexas.edu/consulting/answers/sas/sas57.html

Please share your results.

 

[Medvedeff]

Thank you! That worked perfectly and saved me a huge headache!