Base SAS 9.1.3 Procedures Guide - Acsu Buffalo

The COMPARE Procedure 4 ODS Table Names 251
Comparison Results for Observations (Using the TRANSPOSE Option)
The TRANSPOSE option prints the comparison results by observation instead of by
variable. The comparison results precede the observation summary report. By default,
the source of the values for each row of the table is indicated by the following label:
_OBS_1=number-1
_OBS_2=number-2
where number-1 is the number of the observation in the base data set for which the
value of the variable is shown, and number-2 is the number of the observation in the
comparison data set.
Output 9.8 shows the differences in PROCLIB.ONE and PROCLIB.TWO by
observation instead of by variable.
Output 9.8
Partial Output
Comparison Results for Observations
_OBS_1=1 _OBS_2=1:
Variable Base Value Compare Diff. % Diff
gr1 85.0 84.00 -1.000000 -1.176471
_OBS_1=2 _OBS_2=2:
Variable Base Value Compare
state MD MA
_OBS_1=3 _OBS_2=3:
Variable Base Value Compare Diff. % Diff
gr1 78.0 79.00 1.000000 1.282051
gr2 72.000000 73.000000 1.000000 1.388889
_OBS_1=4 _OBS_2=4:
Variable Base Value Compare Diff. % Diff
gr2 94.000000 74.000000 -20.000000 -21.276596
state MA MD
If you use an ID statement, then the identifying label has the following form:
ID-1=ID-value-1 ... ID-n=ID-value-n
where ID is the name of an ID variable and ID-value is the value of the ID variable.
Note: When you use the TRANSPOSE option, PROC COMPARE prints only the
first 12 characters of the value. 4
ODS Table Names
The COMPARE procedure assigns a name to each table that it creates. You can use
these names to reference the table when using the Output Delivery System (ODS) to
select tables and create output data sets. For more information, see The Complete
Guide to the SAS Output Delivery System.