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Emma_at_SAS
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

I created a series of variables and now for some observations, I want to set them to missing.

Something like this: 

if age_group in (2,3) and school_zone in (1,3,4,5,6,7,10,13,14,16) then pre_fix_vars_: = . ;

I appreciate your help. Thanks

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

Use the CALL MISSING function

 

call missing(of pre_fix_vars_:);
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Paige Miller
Reeza
Super User

Use a call routine, specifically, CALL MISSING.

 

 

if age_group in (2,3) and school_zone in (1,3,4,5,6,7,10,13,14,16) then call missing(of pre_fix_vars_: ) ;

Another option is to use an array with a loop but this is more succinct for sure. 

Here's a tutorial on using Arrays in SAS
https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/sas/seminars/sas-arrays/

 


@Emma_at_SAS wrote:

I created a series of variables and now for some observations, I want to set them to missing.

Something like this: 

if age_group in (2,3) and school_zone in (1,3,4,5,6,7,10,13,14,16) then pre_fix_vars_: = . ;

I appreciate your help. Thanks


 

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