What is the purpose of the OUTPUT statement in PROC UNIVARIATE?

The purpose of the OUTPUT statement in PROC UNIVARIATE is to store results in a new SAS dataset. This allows users to capture summary statistics, such as mean, median, standard deviation, and other descriptive measures, directly into a dataset for further analysis or reporting. By utilizing the OUTPUT statement, users can create a structured dataset that contains the computed statistics, which can be particularly useful for subsequent analyses or for merging with other datasets.

In contrast, the other options describe functionalities that are either part of PROC UNIVARIATE but not specifically related to the OUTPUT statement, such as producing summary statistics or creating graphs, which do not directly involve the creation of a new dataset. Probabilities can also be computed in the context of certain analyses, but again, this is not the primary role of the OUTPUT statement. Thus, focusing on how the OUTPUT statement functions to save results is key to understanding its utility in PROC UNIVARIATE.