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hhchenfx
Rhodochrosite | Level 12

Hi, My code calculate moving sum (i to i+3). The last 2 rows have issue where it double count the last value. Can you please help me to fix it? Thanks, HHC 


data have;
input value;
datalines;
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10
;run;

data want; 
set have nobs=totalobs;
i+1;
total=0;
do j=i to i+2;
  set have (keep = value ) point=j nobs=nobs;;
  total= total + value;
  *output; 
end;
run;

data have;
input value;
datalines;
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2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
;run;

data want;
set have nobs=totalobs;
i+1;
total=0;
do j=i to min(i+2,totalobs);
set have (keep = value rename =(value=v)) point=j ;
total= total + v;
*output;
end;
run;

 

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Ksharp
Super User
data have;
input value;
datalines;
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2
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10
;run;
data want;
 merge have 
       have(firstobs=2 keep=value rename=(value=value1))
       have(firstobs=3 keep=value rename=(value=value2)) ;
total=sum(value,value1,value2);
run;

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ballardw
Super User

Please show what you expect/want for output.

 

Do you thing the bit in your log that looks like this might have some bearing?

totalobs=10 value=10 i=9 total=29 j=12 nobs=10 _ERROR_=1 _N_=9
totalobs=10 value=10 i=10 total=30 j=13 nobs=10 _ERROR_=1 _N_=10

When POINT exceeds the number of records in the data set what do you think happens?

 

Maybe (guessing)

data want2; 
set have nobs=totalobs;
i+1;
total=0;
do j=i to i+2;
  set have (keep = value ) point=j nobs=nobs;
  if j>nobs then stop;
  total= total + value;
  *output; 
end;
run;
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

Perhaps-

do j=i to min(i+2,totalobs);

?

ballardw
Super User

@novinosrin wrote:

Perhaps-

do j=i to min(i+2,totalobs);

?


I looked at that too. One of the reasons I asked for expected out come.

Ksharp
Super User
data have;
input value;
datalines;
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
;run;
data want;
 merge have 
       have(firstobs=2 keep=value rename=(value=value1))
       have(firstobs=3 keep=value rename=(value=value2)) ;
total=sum(value,value1,value2);
run;
Kurt_Bremser
Super User

Since you need to look ahead, @Ksharp 's answer is the way to go. if you wanted to "look back", a temporary array would be best:

%let size=3;

data want;
set have;
array window {0:%eval(&size.-1)} _temporary_;
window{mod(_n_,&size.)} = value;
total = sum(of window{*});
run;

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