topic Re: SPSS sampling code needs to be converted in SAS in SAS Procedures

SPSS sampling code needs to be converted in SAS

carolet — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:12:02 GMT

DOes anyone know how to program the following SPSS code in SAS? I need to do exactly this but in SAS! I do have access to SPSS at all!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>

</StrataVarList>

</ClusterVarList>

</IncProb>

</AnalysisStage>

</StrataVarList>

</IncProb>

</AnalysisStage>

</Weight>

</AnalysisDesign>

</SPSSComplexSamples>

Re: SPSS sampling code needs to be converted in SAS

ballardw — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 19:41:49 GMT

I would expect something sampling to indicate the number of records to select or a rate to select records from a base data set. Unless that is the use for the variables inc_prob_1 and inc_prob_2. In which case these would likely be the equivalents of _nsize_ variable in a SAMPSIZE=dataset for use in Surveyselect or _rate_ in a SAMPRATE= dataset.

Proc surveyselect would be the procedure, with a Strata statment having the stratlist variables and a cluster cluster statement with the cluster variable. Assuming I am rgith about your inc_prob_1 then your samprate data set would have to be sorted in terms of the strata combinations.

Since I have no idea what the output of the SPSS looks like I can't suggest any other specific options.

Re: SPSS sampling code needs to be converted in SAS

Reeza — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:12:40 GMT

You're likely going to get better help if you reframe the question to ask what you need from SAS with sampling methodology, ie how do I create a simple random sample, stratified by Age/Gender Group (combined??) weighted by a variable, clustered on Residence, with 3 stratas or something along those lines.