proc format=noods id;

The source of headaches around the world, SAS software is apparently the thing to know in the research world... SAS is something new that doesn't quite make perfect sense yet. SAS stands for "statistical analysis software," and unlike SPSS that is nice & simple, one has to know specific commands for SAS.

For example, an input may look like this:

input data;
id=hdltrtfreq;
run;

datalines;

1 2 3 4
2 3 5 6
3 5 5 5
4 5 6 6
5 2 1 1

run;

proc format noobs=id;
run;

**Then the magic hopefully happens when one hits "F3" but inevitably, missing a semi-colon or adding semi-colon or forgetting the correct word screws up the entire output.

My stats instructor knows SAS really well and loves to shout "I'M GENIOUS" when he remembers his commands. haha.