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ayin
Quartz | Level 8
/* data have */
Class Time_0 Time_1 Time_2
  A      1     2      4
  B      0     3      9
  C      3     6      0

/* data want */
Class _01 _12
  A    2    2
  B    1    3
  C    2    0

 

 Rule 1: In data 'want', column '_01' = column 'Time_1' / 'Time_0' from data 'have'.

               '_12' = 'Time_2' / 'Time_1'.

               ....

Rule 2: If divisor = 0 then result = 1.

 

Because my actual data have more than 100 'time' columns: Time_0-Time_&Num  (Num is a global macro variable), would prefer using a loop rather than hardcode it.

Thanks.

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Astounding
PROC Star

The naming of the new columns might be a little different here.  The name is based on the numerator (but not the denominator):

 

data want;

set have;

array times {0:&num} time_0 - time_#

array ratios {&num} _001 - _#

do i=1 to #

   if times{i-1} = 0 then ratios{i)=0;

   else ratios{i} = times{i} / times{i-1};

end;

drop i;

run;

 

If you would like, you can also drop all the TIME variables as well.

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Astounding
PROC Star

The naming of the new columns might be a little different here.  The name is based on the numerator (but not the denominator):

 

data want;

set have;

array times {0:&num} time_0 - time_#

array ratios {&num} _001 - _#

do i=1 to #

   if times{i-1} = 0 then ratios{i)=0;

   else ratios{i} = times{i} / times{i-1};

end;

drop i;

run;

 

If you would like, you can also drop all the TIME variables as well.

RW9
Diamond | Level 26 RW9
Diamond | Level 26

You are mixing up usage here.  Columns names are for identification in the programming, they are not meant to be used as data.  

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