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rangermollie
Calcite | Level 5

Hi there!

Novice SAS user... looking for some help... 

 

I have a large data set that is set up similar to this super simplified example below:

 

Student ID        Date of Test        Test Type        

      A                      01/01/00               3

      A                      02/01/00               4

      A                      04/01/00               2

      B                      02/01/00               1

      B                      03/01/00               2

      C                      02/01/00               2

      C                      03/01/00               4

      C                       04/01/00              4

      C                      05/01/00               1

      D                      04/01/00               3

      D                      05/01/00               2

      D                      06/01/00               1

      D                      06/02/00               2

 

Within each student ID, I am interested in the first occurrence of test type 2 and the records following this. 

So I am looking for a way to get rid of the observations that come before the first occurrence of test type 2, and keep the rest within each ID. 

Ideally this is what I would want in the end:

 

Student ID        Date of Test        Test Type        

      A                      04/01/00               2

      B                      03/01/00               2

      C                      02/01/00               2

      C                      03/01/00               4

      C                       04/01/00              4

      C                      05/01/00               1

      D                      05/01/00               2

      D                      06/01/00               1

      D                      06/02/00               2

 

Thanks!!!

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try this

 

data have;
input StudentID $ DateofTest :ddmmyy8. TestType;
format DateofTest ddmmyy8.;
datalines;
A 01/01/00 3
A 02/01/00 4
A 04/01/00 2
B 02/01/00 1
B 03/01/00 2
C 02/01/00 2
C 03/01/00 4
C 04/01/00 4
C 05/01/00 1
D 04/01/00 3
D 05/01/00 2
D 06/01/00 1
D 06/02/00 2
;

data want;
   set have;
   by StudentID;
   if first.StudentID then _iorc_ = 0;
   if TestType = 2 then _iorc_ = 1;
   if _iorc_ = 1;
run;

 

Result:

 

StudentID DateofTest TestType
A         04/01/00   2
B         03/01/00   2
C         02/01/00   2
C         03/01/00   4
C         04/01/00   4
C         05/01/00   1
D         05/01/00   2
D         06/01/00   1
D         06/02/00   2

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

Try this

 

data have;
input StudentID $ DateofTest :ddmmyy8. TestType;
format DateofTest ddmmyy8.;
datalines;
A 01/01/00 3
A 02/01/00 4
A 04/01/00 2
B 02/01/00 1
B 03/01/00 2
C 02/01/00 2
C 03/01/00 4
C 04/01/00 4
C 05/01/00 1
D 04/01/00 3
D 05/01/00 2
D 06/01/00 1
D 06/02/00 2
;

data want;
   set have;
   by StudentID;
   if first.StudentID then _iorc_ = 0;
   if TestType = 2 then _iorc_ = 1;
   if _iorc_ = 1;
run;

 

Result:

 

StudentID DateofTest TestType
A         04/01/00   2
B         03/01/00   2
C         02/01/00   2
C         03/01/00   4
C         04/01/00   4
C         05/01/00   1
D         05/01/00   2
D         06/01/00   1
D         06/02/00   2
rangermollie
Calcite | Level 5

This worked perfectly, thank you!!!!

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