Using JMP - SAS

402 Formula Functions Reference Appendix B
Character Functions
Sine, Cosine, Tangent
The Sine and Cosine functions calculate the sine and cosine of their respective arguments given in radians.
For example, the expression Sine(0) evaluates as 0, and Cosine(0) evaluates as 1. The tangent function
calculates the tangent of an argument given in radians. The expression Tan(.25) evaluates as 0.255342.
ArcSine, ArcCosine, ArcTangent
The ArcSine and ArcCosine functions return the inverse sine and inverse cosine of their respective
arguments. The returned value is measured in radians. For example, both expressions ArcSine(1) and
ArcCosine(0) evaluate as 1.57080. The ArcTangent function returns the inverse tangent of its argument.
The returned value is measured in radians. The expression ArcTangent(0.5) evaluates as 0.46364.
SinH, CosH, TanH
The SinH and CosH functions return the hyperbolic sine and hyperbolic cosine of their respective
arguments. The expression SinH(1) evaluates as 1.175201, and CosH(0) evaluates as 1.0. The TanH function
returns the hyperbolic tangent of its argument. The expression TanH(1) evaluates as 0.761594.
ArcSinH, ArcCosH, ArcTanH
The ArcSinH and ArcCosH functions return the inverse hyperbolic sine and inverse hyperbolic cosine of
their respective arguments. The expression ArcSinH(1) evaluates as 0.881374, and ArcCosH(1) is 0. The
ArcTanH function returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent of its argument. The expression ArcTanH(0.5)
evaluates as 0.549306.
Character Functions
You can create a formula that accepts character arguments or returns character strings and converts the data
type of a value from numeric to character, or character to numeric. When you create these formulas, note
that:
• Character functions can result in either character or numeric data. If you calculate a data type different
from the one specified, the data type of the computed column is automatically changed to match the
result.
• Arguments that are literal character strings must be enclosed in quotation marks.
See the Scripting Guide for details about syntax.
Char
Produces a character string that corresponds to the digits in its numeric argument. For example, Char(1.123)
evaluates as 1.123. See the Scripting Guide, for details.