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Fluorite | Level 6

Hi everyone, 

 

If i have a data which is the following

 

data t;INPUT x;

cards;
1
2
1
2
3
1
2

 

This data set is merged from each person. 

 

So, its id should be 1 1 2 2 2 3 3.

 

How could I get the the id I want? I have tried use the if first statement, but I failed. 

 

Please tell me the easiest way to do it. 

 

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Astounding
PROC Star

This would be one way:

 

 

data want;

set have;

priorx = lag(x);

if _n_=1 or x <= priorx then id + 1;

drop priorx;

run;

 

This assumes that when X stays the same from one observation to the next, that the ID should be different.

 

Good luck.

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Astounding
PROC Star

This would be one way:

 

 

data want;

set have;

priorx = lag(x);

if _n_=1 or x <= priorx then id + 1;

drop priorx;

run;

 

This assumes that when X stays the same from one observation to the next, that the ID should be different.

 

Good luck.

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