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How to get missing data from row above?

SASleaner — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:19:40 GMT

I have a data set the subjects had several records of measurements. I would like to generate a data set that keep the last records of each subjects, however if the last one if missing then take the one above. Here is what my raw data set looks like.

id	measure1	measure2	measure3
1001	10	22	32
1001	11		33
1001	12
1002	9		43
1002		20	33
1002	12		23
1003		22	30
1003	8	22	30
1003			30

and I need the new data set like this.

id	measure1	measure2	measure3
1001	12	22	33
1002	12	20	23
1003	8	22	30

Thank you so much for your help in advance,

Re: How to get missing data from row above?

art297 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:30:54 GMT

Update can do that easily. e.g.:

data want;

update have (obs=0) have;

by id;

run;

Re: How to get missing data from row above?

DBailey — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:43:31 GMT

sort of a brute force method...but..seems to work..

data have;

input id measure1 measure2 measure3;

cards;

1001 10 22 32

1001 11 . 33

1001 12 . .

1002 9 . 43

1002 . 20 33

1002 12 . 23

1003 . 22 30

1003 8 22 30

1003 . . 30

run;

data want(drop=m1 m2 m3);

set have;

by id;

retain m1 . m2 . m3 .;

if measure1=. then measure1=m1;

else m1=measure1;

if measure2=. then measure2=m2;

else m2=measure2;

if measure3=. then measure3=m3;

else m3=measure3;

run;

Re: How to get missing data from row above?

SASleaner — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:19:37 GMT

Thank you Both Arthur and DBailey for your help...Bo