Hi,
I have 4 variables as var1…var4. I want to identify the observations where same value occurs in more than 1 variable and then keep the value at it’s first occurrence.
For example,
The dataset I have:
Var1 var2 var3 var4
1 2 3 4
0 0 4 9
1 1 1 20
0 1 2 2
1 0 2 1
5 9 9 9
3 3 3 3
The dataset I want:
Var1 var2 var3 var4
1 2 3 4
0 . 4 9
1 1 . 20
0 1 2 .
1 0 2 .
5 9 . .
3 . . .
data have;
input Var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 2 3 4
0 0 4 9
1 1 1 20
0 1 2 2
1 0 2 1
5 9 9 9
3 3 3 3
;
data want;
set have;
array v{*} var1-var4;
array x{*} x1-x4;
do i=1 to dim(v);
if v{i} not in x then x{i}=v{i};
else v{i}=.;
end;
keep var1-var4;
run;
Yes- you are right. it is about the 3rd observation
The dataset I want:
Var1 var2 var3 var4
1 2 3 4
0 . 4 9
1 . . 20
0 1 2 .
1 0 2 .
5 9 . .
3 . . .
data have;
input Var1 var2 var3 var4;
cards;
1 2 3 4
0 0 4 9
1 1 1 20
0 1 2 2
1 0 2 1
5 9 9 9
3 3 3 3
;
data want;
set have;
array v{*} var1-var4;
array x{*} x1-x4;
do i=1 to dim(v);
if v{i} not in x then x{i}=v{i};
else v{i}=.;
end;
keep var1-var4;
run;
Thanks very much.
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