Hello,
I know that when we want the previous observation, we use (lag) function
What can I use when I want next observation?
Hi,
Please see below.
data have;
input Obs Height;
datalines;
1 69.0
2 56.5
3 65.3
4 62.8
5 63.5
;
Proc sql;
Select have.*, next.*
from have left join have as next
on have.obs + 1 = next.obs;
Quit;
here's one idea ...
data new;
merge sashelp.class (keep=height) sashelp.class (firstobs=2 keep=height rename=(height=nextheight));
run;
Obs Height nextheight
1 69.0 56.5
2 56.5 65.3
3 65.3 62.8
4 62.8 63.5
5 63.5 57.3
6 57.3 59.8
7 59.8 62.5
8 62.5 62.5
9 62.5 59.0
10 59.0 51.3
11 51.3 64.3
12 64.3 56.3
13 56.3 66.5
14 66.5 72.0
15 72.0 64.8
16 64.8 67.0
17 67.0 57.5
18 57.5 66.5
19 66.5 .
data have;
input a;
datalines;
1
2
3
4
5
;
Proc sql;
Select have.a, next.a as next_obs
from have left join have as next
on have.a + 1 = next.a;
Quit;
Hi ... have you tried your solution with some data other than 1 2 3 4 5 (anything that is not just a bunch of consecutive values)?
Hi,
Please see below.
data have;
input Obs Height;
datalines;
1 69.0
2 56.5
3 65.3
4 62.8
5 63.5
;
Proc sql;
Select have.*, next.*
from have left join have as next
on have.obs + 1 = next.obs;
Quit;
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