topic Re: If x has more than one y associated with it, make it into a list in SAS Programming

If x has more than one y associated with it, make it into a list

jdmarks3 — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:44:24 GMT

I'm trying to sort my data the following way:

I have Case_Group_Name (x) and State (y). I want the list of the Case_Group_Names if they are located in multiple states. The Case_Group_Names with only one state I want deleted.

I'm thinking this is a proc sort procedure, but I'm not sure how to go about it; I just started out using SAS. Thanks you.

Re: If x has more than one y associated with it, make it into a list

sh0e — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:14:31 GMT

If I understand your question, try this:

proc sort data = in;
  by x;
run;

data multi;
  set in;
  by x;
  if not( first.x & last.x );
run;

Re: If x has more than one y associated with it, make it into a list

Astounding — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:25:53 GMT

One of the issues to consider is whether the same Case_Group_Name could appear multiple times within the same State.

If the Case_Group_Name / State combinations are unique, the suggested solution will work.