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mariange8282
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi, I'm obtained a error because my dataset have two equal observations. I need to delete it is thats the case. 

 

Example 

 

_LABEL_ X1 X2 X3 

 

Obs1       1   2   3 

Obs2       4   5   6 

Obs1       7    8  9 

Obs3       4    5  6 

 

I need to delete Obs1 because its repeat 

 

Any idea?

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Ksharp
Super User

data have;
   input _LABEL_ $ X1 X2 X3;
   datalines;
Obs1 1 2 3 
Obs2 4 5 6 
Obs1 7 8 9 
Obs3 4 5 6 
;
run;

data want;
if _n_=1 then do;
 if 0 then set have;
 	declare hash h();
	h.definekey('_LABEL_');
	h.definedone();
end;
set have ;
if h.check()=0 then delete;
 else h.add();
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Like this?

 

data have;
   input _LABEL_ $ X1 X2 X3;
   datalines;
Obs1 1 2 3 
Obs2 4 5 6 
Obs1 7 8 9 
Obs3 4 5 6 
;

proc sort data = have;
   by _LABEL_;
run;

data want;
   set have;
   by _LABEL_;
   if first._LABEL_;
run;
PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Or do you need to delete both Obs1 observations?

PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

In that case

 

data want;
   set have;
   by _LABEL_;
   if first._LABEL_ = last._LABEL_;
run;
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

@mariange8282 wrote:

Hi, I'm obtained a error because my dataset have two equal observations. I need to delete it is thats the case. 

 

Example 

 

_LABEL_ X1 X2 X3 

 

Obs1       1   2   3 

Obs2       4   5   6 

Obs1       7    8  9 

Obs3       4    5  6 

 

I need to delete Obs1 because its repeat 

 

Any idea?


Since the "Obs1" observations contain different data in the other columns, the question arises: which values need to be kept?

Simply sorting away with nodupkey might lose valuable information.

Loko
Barite | Level 11

Hello,

 


data have;
   input _LABEL_ $ X1 X2 X3;
   datalines;
Obs1 1 2 3 
Obs2 4 5 6 
Obs1 7 8 9 
Obs3 4 5 6 
;
run;

data want;
if _n_=1 then
 do;
 	declare hash h(dataset:"have", multidata :'Y');
	h.definekey('_LABEL_');
	h.definedata(all:'YES');
	h.definedone();
 end;

do until (last);
  set have end=last;
  rc=h.find();
  if h.find_next() ne 0 then output;
end;

drop rc;
run;
Ksharp
Super User

data have;
   input _LABEL_ $ X1 X2 X3;
   datalines;
Obs1 1 2 3 
Obs2 4 5 6 
Obs1 7 8 9 
Obs3 4 5 6 
;
run;

data want;
if _n_=1 then do;
 if 0 then set have;
 	declare hash h();
	h.definekey('_LABEL_');
	h.definedone();
end;
set have ;
if h.check()=0 then delete;
 else h.add();
run;

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