topic Simulate lotto number combinations in SAS Procedures

Simulate lotto number combinations

Hugo123 — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:18:42 GMT

I am trying to simulate combinations based on 5 coordinates (datset below):

data coord;

input x 1. y 1.;

datalines;

run;

Every combination must begin with (1,1) and end with (1,1) i.e.

(1,1) -> (3,2)-> (5,5)-> (9,1)-> (1,4)-> (1,1)

and all combinations must be unique and finally that there can't be the above route and

(1,1) ->(1,4)-> (9,1)-> (5,5)-> (3,2)-> (1,1)

as both routes are the same but in opposite directions.

Is there a way to do this in sas?

Re: Simulate lotto number combinations

ballardw — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 16:31:02 GMT

What do expect the output data set to look like?

Re: Simulate lotto number combinations

ballardw — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 20:52:25 GMT

How many points ( pairs ) are you going to be using.

The following creates a text ordered pair variable and permutes them. Uniqueness I'm not sure quite what your rules may be. Note that if you are using many pairs that the number of records for output goes up as N!.

data coord;
input x 1. y 1. ;
length coord $ 8;
coord=catt(x,',',y);
retain start ;
if _n_= 1 then start= coord;
datalines;
11
32
55
91
14
run;

/* flip the column to a row to get the ordered pairs in one record to permute later*/

proc transpose data=coord out=coordtrans;
by start;
var coord;
run;

/* you could trop some of the variables n, nfact, j. also the COL1 or start will have your first pair

so you also have it available as an end */

data next;
   set coordtrans;
   array c Col2-col5; /* change the 5 to the number of pairs used*/
   n=dim(c);
   nfact=fact(n);
   do j=1 to nfact;
      call lexperm(j, of c

);
output;
end;
run;

Re: Simulate lotto number combinations

Ksharp — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:05:54 GMT

It is called all permutations not combinations.

Want data step code or IML code ?

Suggest you post it at IML forum, since it is question about simulating data.

data coord;
input x 1. y 1.;
datalines;
11
32
55
91
14
;
run;
proc sql noprint;
 select count(*) into : n
  from coord
   where x ne 1 or y ne 1;
 select quote(cats(x,y)) into : list separated by ' '
  from coord
   where x ne 1 or y ne 1;
quit;

data _null_;
array x{&n} $2 (&list);
n=dim(x);
nfact=fact(n);
do i=1 to nfact;
 change=allperm(i, of x{*});
 put i 5. +2 '11' +2 x{*} '11';
end;
run;

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