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scooterpies
Calcite | Level 5

The goal is to create a new column called typical. The new variable is to hold the max value among columns stages 0 through 4. I am also looking to create a variable called theMax that outputs the column title that includes the max value found across the five stage count variables. 

 

Data typical2000_1;
Set typical2000;
theMax = max(stage_0, stage_i, stage_ii, stage_iii, stage_iv);
Run;

 

data typical2 (keep = primsite stage_0 stage_i stage_ii stage_iii stage_iv themax);
set typical2000_1;
proc print;
run;

 

data typical3;
set typical2;
rename stage_0 = stage0;
rename stage_i = stage1;
rename stage_ii = stage2;
rename stage_iii = stage3;
rename stage_iv = stage4;
run;

 

data want;
set typical3;
array s stage0 stage1 stage2 stage3 stage4;
maxvalue=max(of s(*));
maxvar=vname(s(whichn(maxvalue, of s(*))));
run;

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Reeza
Super User
You don't need VNAME, you can use WHICHN since your array is indexed from 0 to 4 in logical order. Then you can use the index-1 to indicate the stage.
You could also index the array using 0:4 instead of 1:5,

array s(0:4) stage0-stage4;

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Reeza
Super User
You don't need VNAME, you can use WHICHN since your array is indexed from 0 to 4 in logical order. Then you can use the index-1 to indicate the stage.
You could also index the array using 0:4 instead of 1:5,

array s(0:4) stage0-stage4;

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