What is proc sort?



What is proc sort?..

Answer / Supranshu Saurabh Vir Singh

"proc sort"; is a procedure in SAS (Statistical Analysis System) that is used to sort data sets based on one or more variables. It allows for efficient organization of the data in ascending or descending order.

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