Hi
I would like to repeat a value in varaible across all the observations.
For ex:
Have:
Obs Product Amount Count
1. Apple 10.0 8
2. Pineapple
3. Strawberry
4. Kiwi
5. Cantaloupe
Want:
Obs Product Amount Count
1. Apple 10.0 8
2. Pineapple 10.0 8
3. Strawberry 10.0 8
4. Kiwi 10.0 8
5. Cantaloupe 10.0 8
Thanks in advance.
Neal
Also, does that variable somewhere in the data reset to a new value? Do both always change together or may the Amount reset separately from the count?
If there is really only a value on the first observation, you can do it this way:
data want;
if _n_=1 then set have (keep=amount count);
set have (drop=amount count);
run;
If there might be additional observations later in the data set that contain AMOUNT and COUNT then you have to go with the LOCF suggestion. It's not all that complicated.
Good luck.
data want(drop = amount count rename = (amount1=amount count1=count));
set have;
retain amount1 count1;
if Amount ne . then amount1=amount ;
if count ne . then count1=count;
run;
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