Scripts - PROC command

PROC command: Statistical procedures and graphs

With the PROC command, you can calculate the statistical reports and draw the graphs in the MedCalc Statistics and Graphs menus.

To obtain a report or graph, you proceed as follows:

the required system variables (parameters) are set; for a complete list of parameters for each procedure, see Parameters for statistical procedures and graphs.
the procedure is invoked with the PROC(procname[,tablename) command

When you do use the 2nd parameter tablename, then the statistical procedure will create an additional summary table containing the most important results of the statistical procedure.

Reports and graphs

When you execute a statistical procedure in a MedCalc script using the PROC command, as described above, then MedCalc will store the report and possible graphs in system variables $report, $graph, $graph1, and $graph2.

To display the report and graphs in the script output frame, use the print command:

$decimalsymbol=".";
$listseparator=",";
<data>
BMI
22.1 20.1 24.8 27 26 22.5 24.9 21.6 26.2 20.2 24.1 27.5 25.2 24.9 21.6 23.3 22.2
</data>
$Variable="BMI";
$Output=off; // prevent output (display of reports)
PROC(MEANS);
$Output=on;  // reset output
?$report;

You can also write the report and graph to a file:

$decimalsymbol=".";
$listseparator=",";
<data>
BMI
22.1 20.1 24.8 27 26 22.5 24.9 21.6 26.2 20.2 24.1 27.5 25.2 24.9 21.6 23.3 22.2
</data>
$Output=off; // prevent output
filename=@desktoppath+"report.doc";
CreateHTML(filename);
$Variable="BMI";
PROC(MEANS);
Write(filename,$report);
PROC(BOXWHISKER);
Write(filename,$graph);
CloseFile(filename);
ViewFile(filename);

Scripts - PROC command

PROC command: Statistical procedures and graphs

Reports and graphs

See also