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Calcite | Level 5

Each unique ID have many different rows of  addresses, I want a program to select for each unqiue ID any 3 rows of addressses. 

 

Thank you.

 

Example of dataset:

 

ID  Address

1    A

1    B

1    C

2    HH

2    KK

2    NN

2    MM

 

  

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LinusH
Tourmaline | Level 20

If the data is sorted as per your example, use data step with BY ID, and use a counter that is re-initiated for each first.ID.

Use explicit output when the counter is <= 3.

Data never sleeps
RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

Just a slight alteration of @LinusH answer uses lag to decide if to output or not (saves a variable and line of code):

data have;
  input id  address $;
datalines;
1    A
1    B
1    C
2    HH
2    KK
2    NN
2    MM
;
run;
data want;
  set have;
  by id;
  if first.id or lag(first.id) or lag2(first.id) then output;
run;
Ksharp
Super User
data have;
  input id  address $;
datalines;
1    A
1    B
1    C
2    HH
2    KK
2    NN
2    MM
;
run;

proc surveyselect data=have out=want sampsize=3;
strata id;
run;

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