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hwangnyc
Quartz | Level 8

Hi everyone,

 

Here is some sample data:

XY
14.
2.
2.
21
01

 

I would like to create a simple variable "improvement" the code is 

 

if X < Y then improve = 1; 
else improve = 0;

 

How can I get SAS to skip the rows where Y is missing? This is what I want:

 

XYImprove
14.0
2.0
2.0
211
01            0

 

 

Thanks in advance!

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hwangnyc
Quartz | Level 8
Doh! I resolved my own post.

if missing(x) then improve =.;

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hwangnyc
Quartz | Level 8
Doh! I resolved my own post.

if missing(x) then improve =.;
tomrvincent
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

'skip' as in drop the records or 'skip' as in don't set a value for improve if y is missing?  Or something else?

Reeza
Super User
if X < Y and not missing(Y) then improve = 1; 
else if not missing(Y) then improve = 0;

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