/* Create a sample dataset */ data bp_data; input patient_id treatment bp_before bp_after; datalines; 1 0 120 130 2 1 140 110 3 0 110 125 4 1 130 105 ; run;
For three weeks, the numbers had been silent. He’d run the standard descriptive statistics—means, medians, and standard deviations—but the drug, a promising treatment for early-onset memory loss, looked like a dud. The p-values were stubbornly high, hovering around 0.12. In the world of medical research, 0.12 was a ghost town; it wasn't significant enough to save a life or a career. Statistical Analysis of Medical Data Using SAS.pdf
For a more detailed exploration, here's a hypothetical example of how one might structure a simple analysis in SAS: /* Create a sample dataset */ data bp_data;