Hi everyone
here is the data after grouping my sample data by subject variable to find counts.
proc sql;
select subject,marks,count(*) as count
from marks
group by subject,marks;
quit;
subject marks count
maths 70 3
maths 85 10
maths 90 5
physics 55 3
physics 60 7
physics 80 2
English 75 9
English 85 5
i now want to create a table with only those observations with max(count) from each subject,which should resemble like this
subject marks count
maths 85 10
physics 60 7
English 75 9
help me how to write a prog using proc sql to get this desired output (i dont want to use first. last. method from data step)
thanks in advance.
proc sql;
select * from marks
group by subject
having count=max(count);
quit;
proc sql;
select * from marks
group by subject
having count=max(count);
quit;
thankyou stat@sas
its working
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