Input data:
group flag
1 .
1 .
1 1
1 .
2 .
2 1
2 .
3 .
3 1
3 .
3 1
3 .
3 .
;
I want the following output
so for every group, if there is a flag=1 then all the flag_new should be a 1 for everyone in that group. If missing then all the values should be 0
Output desired:
group flag new_flag
1 . 1
1 . 1
1 1 1
1 . 1
2 . 0
2 . 0
2 . 0
3 . 1
3 1 1
3 . 1
3 1 1
3 . 1
3 . 1
Why is the output for group 2 a zero when there was one non-missing in the input?
PS: Don't type in a code box if you are not going to show us code.
if I knew how to do it or had code I would type it in. I mean how else are you supposed to ask a question? thank you for your response.
You just did it. You typed your comment.
But why does group 2 have a zero in the output but a non-missing in the input?
data want;
merge have have (keep=group flag where=(flag^=.));
by group;
if flag=. then flag=0;
run;
This works as expected if (1) data are sorted by group, (2) no group has any variation in non-missing values of flag.
data have;
input group flag;
cards;
1 .
1 .
1 1
1 .
2 .
2 .
2 .
3 .
3 1
3 .
3 1
3 .
3 .
;
proc sql;
create table want as
select *,max(flag)=1 as new_flag
from have
group by group;
quit;
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