How to solve this problem?
If you want to create a summary data set, the first step is to read the documentation on PROC SUMMARY:
Since this looks a lot like homework what have you tried so far?
If you get errors or unexpected output we are very willing to help with addressing issues but doing someone else's homework without evidence of at least trying ...
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You are being asked to summarize data. Try searching the SAS online help for "summary" and see if anything pop up.
proc means data=dailyprices nway maxdec=2 ;
class symbol;
var price;
output out=want(drop=_:) mean=price_mean n=price_n max=price_max min=price_min;
run;
EDIT: I have a smilar home work too. Any chance are we class mates at my college
Thank you very much. I was trying to achieve this by using data step, but I was unable to make any sense out of it.
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