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TomiKong
Fluorite | Level 6

For example, I have one dataset:mydata. How to get the variable list in which var1-var4 are sorted by the descending order of their mean values?

Thanks!!

data mydata;

input var1 var2 var3 var4;

datalines;

1 2 3 4

1 3 1 6

4 5 8 9

2 8 2 2

;

run;

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shivas
Pyrite | Level 9

Hi,

data mydata;

input var1 var2 var3 var4;

xx=mean(of var1-var4);

datalines;

1 2 3 4

1 3 1 6

4 5 8 9

2 8 2 2

;

run;

proc sort data=mydata;by descending xx;run;

Thanks,

Shiva

art297
Opal | Level 21

Depend upon what you actually want.  E.g., it might require something like the following if you actually want the dataset variables to be reordered:

data mydata;

input var1 var2 var3 var4;

datalines;

1 2 3 4

1 3 1 6

4 5 8 9

2 8 2 2

;

proc means data=mydata noprint;

  output out=var_means(drop=_FREQ_ _TYPE_);

run;

proc transpose data=var_means out=trans_mean(rename=(_NAME_=NAME));

  id _STAT_;

run;

proc sql noprint;

  select name into :names

    separated by " "

      from trans_mean

        order by mean desc

  ;

quit;

data want;

  retain &names.;

  set mydata;

run;

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