WANT TO assign _n_ number in ascending order based on sec, dt, rate in the last column.
data t;
input sec dt rate;
cards;
1 9205 0.2
1 9205 0.3
1 9205 0.4
1 9204 0.2
1 9204 0.3
1 9204 0.4
2 9205 0.1
2 9205 0.2
2 9204 0.1
2 9204 0.2
3 9205 0.8
3 9205 0.9
3 9205 1.1
3 9205 3.5
3 9205 4.2
;
/*
WANT TO assign _n_ number in ascending order based on rate in the last column
1 9205 0.2 1
1 9205 0.3 2
1 9205 0.4 3
1 9204 0.2 1
1 9204 0.3 2
1 9204 0.4 3
2 9205 0.1 1
2 9205 0.2 2
2 9204 0.1 1
2 9204 0.2 2
3 9205 0.8 1
3 9205 0.9 2
3 9205 1.1 3
3 9205 3.5 4
3 9205 4.2 5
*/
data want;
set t;
retain count;
prev_value=lag(rate);
if value<prev_value then count=1;
else count+1;
run;
proc sort data=t;
by sec dt;
run;
data t;
set t;
by sec dt;
if first.rate then n=1 ;
else n+1;
if last.rate then stop;
run;
It doesn't work, I don't know how to reset the n using first. and last. form to assign the n in ascending order.
Change your first.rate to first.dt
And you don't need the last. and stop line.
I agree with Reeza.
And if you need the kind of output you specified (group processing only, no sorting),
then you may want to add: NOTSORTED and skip pre-sorting altogether.
data t;
set t;
by sec dt NOTSORTED;
if first.dt then n=1;
else n+1;
run;
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