I would like to add a variable that counts the number of variables each row has in a dataset, in excel I use =COUNT(B2:D2) to get the desired result. Can someone help to do this in SAS? I have 4 variables, pcpid, date2011,date2012, date2013. I want to have a count from 0-3 regarding the dates. If something was returned from a pcp the date field will be populated. I will then sort by the count field to have the pcp that returned all three surveys at the top.
Thanks,
Mark
Assuming that date columns are actually SAS date variables, use the n() function.
n(date2011, date2012, date2013);
or
n(of date2011-date2013);
Assuming that date columns are actually SAS date variables, use the n() function.
n(date2011, date2012, date2013);
or
n(of date2011-date2013);
Thanks, I was using transpose and count() then trying to merge back and not getting what I wanted. I thought there was a simpler way that I was missing.
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