Results of one observation

[UGAstudent]

Hello, 

I would like to analyze the variables/results from one observation. Such that I want to look at all the responses to variables that individual/observation '32'. How would I code for that? Additionally how can I look at all the observations for example that chose 'yes' to a variable called 'smoker'? Can sas give me an output with all the observations that chose 'yes'?

[Kurt_Bremser · Accepted solution]

To read exactly one particular observation, you can use the point= option:

data want;
xx = 32;
set sashelp.cars point=xx;
output;
stop;
run;

For subsetting to a special value, use a simple where condition:

data want;
set sashelp.cars;
where make = 'BMW';
run;

[Kurt_Bremser]

PS Go 'Dawgs?

[UGAstudent]

Go DAWGS! 🙂

[Astounding]

If you are certain that observation 32 is the one you want, here is a method that works both with a DATA step and with SAS procedures:

data want;
   set have (firstobs=32 obs=32);
run;

proc print data=have (firstobs=32 obs=32);
run;

Subsetting based on a "yes" is easy, as @Kurt_Bremser has shown.  You need to know how to do that.