Scripts - Statistical procedures and graphs

How to invoke a statistical procedure from a script

A MedCalc statistical procedure is invoked as follows:

• the required system variables (parameters) are set
• the procedure is invoked with the PROC(procname) command

By default, the results are displayed in the MedCalc script output frame.

For example, to obtain summary statistics for a column "BMI" in the spreadsheet, you run the following script:

$Variable="BMI";
PROC(MEANS);

For a complete list of procedures and system variables, see Parameters for statistical procedures and graphs.

Several procedures share the same system variables. For example to obtain a summary statistics report and a box-and-whisker plot for the same data, you can run the following script:

$Variable="BMI";
PROC(MEANS);
PROC(BOXWHISKER);

To apply log transformation, and apply a filter, you adapt the script as follows:

$Variable="BMI";
$Log=true;
$Filter="group='a'";
PROC(MEANS);
PROC(BOXWHISKER);

See also

• PROC command detailed description
• How to capture a script for a statistical procedure.
• Parameters for statistical procedures and graphs
• System variables
• Script options
• Scripts