topic Re: How to sample data with weight? in Statistical Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/How-to-sample-data-with-weight/m-p/78181#M3721 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A PROC SURVEYSELECT example shows how to select a sample proportional to size.&nbsp; Make your weight variable the argument of the SIZE statement.&nbsp; If the range of weight is large, this example shows how to be sure some of the observations with relatively small weights have some probability of being selected.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:04:04 GMT 1zmm 2012-11-23T18:04:04Z How to sample data with weight? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/How-to-sample-data-with-weight/m-p/78180#M3720 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I want to do sample selection using one variable as weight. Which procedure can do this? It seems there is no "weight" option implented with proc surveyselect.</P><P>Thanks in advance.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:28:07 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/How-to-sample-data-with-weight/m-p/78180#M3720 TomiKong 2012-11-23T10:28:07Z Re: How to sample data with weight? https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/How-to-sample-data-with-weight/m-p/78181#M3721 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A PROC SURVEYSELECT example shows how to select a sample proportional to size.&nbsp; Make your weight variable the argument of the SIZE statement.&nbsp; If the range of weight is large, this example shows how to be sure some of the observations with relatively small weights have some probability of being selected.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:04:04 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Statistical-Procedures/How-to-sample-data-with-weight/m-p/78181#M3721 1zmm 2012-11-23T18:04:04Z