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EB1
Calcite | Level 5 EB1
Calcite | Level 5

Hi all,

I am trying to make a variable 'B' that will code each of the lines of A by group number. I want it to code B=1 for the first group of the first day when when A=1, B=2 for the second group of that day when A=1, etc. I need this counter to restart the next day (and by next participant). Any ideas on how to get this to work? Thank you!


Data I have:

 

ID   Day   A
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2       1
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1        .
2     1        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     2       1
2     2       .
2     2       1


Data I want:

 

ID   Day    A      B
1      1       1      1
1      1       1      1
1      1        .       . 
1      1       1      2
1      1       1      2
1      1       1      2
1      1        .      .
1      2        .      .
1      2       1      1
1      2       1      1
1      2        .       .
1      2       1      2
1      2        .      .
2      1       1      1
2      1       1      1
2      1       1      1
2      1        .       .
2      1        .       .
2      1       1      2
2      1       1      2
2      2       1      1
2      2        .       .
2      2       1      2

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ballardw
Super User

This works for your example. Sort order might be an issue with more complex data.

/* to make a data set of example data to test*/
data have;
   input id day a;
datalines;
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2       1
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1        .
2     1        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     2       1
2     2       .
2     2       1
;
run;

data want;
   set have;
   by id day notsorted A;
   retain group;
   drop group ;
   if first.day then group=0;
   if first.a and a>0 then group+1;
   if not missing(A) then b=group;
run;
   

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ballardw
Super User

This works for your example. Sort order might be an issue with more complex data.

/* to make a data set of example data to test*/
data have;
   input id day a;
datalines;
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1       1
1     1        .
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2       1
1     2        .
1     2       1
1     2        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     1        .
2     1        .
2     1       1
2     1       1
2     2       1
2     2       .
2     2       1
;
run;

data want;
   set have;
   by id day notsorted A;
   retain group;
   drop group ;
   if first.day then group=0;
   if first.a and a>0 then group+1;
   if not missing(A) then b=group;
run;
   
EB1
Calcite | Level 5 EB1
Calcite | Level 5

This works perfectly, thank you!

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