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DrLoreto
Calcite | Level 5

ID

DATE

DIST

1

04/21/15

244

1

04/21/15

320

1

05/20/15

400

1

05/20/15

390

2

04/21/15

260

2

04/21/15

310

3

04/20/15

280

3

04/20/15

320

3

05/19/15

380

3

05/19/15

410

 

How can I create a dataset with an average of a variable (DIST) by ID and Date from the dataset above

The final dataset should look like the following

 

ID

DATE

DIST

1

04/21/15

282

1

05/20/15

395

2

04/21/15

285

3

04/20/15

300

3

05/19/15

395

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RM6
Obsidian | Level 7 RM6
Obsidian | Level 7
try this

Proc Sql;
create table xyz as
select ID,DATE,sum(DIST) as DIST
from Data
group by ID,Date;
Quit;

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Reeza
Super User

Use PROC MEANS with the grouping variable in a CLASS or BY statement. 

 

Here's an example:

https://github.com/statgeek/SAS-Tutorials/blob/master/proc_means_basic

RM6
Obsidian | Level 7 RM6
Obsidian | Level 7
try this

Proc Sql;
create table xyz as
select ID,DATE,sum(DIST) as DIST
from Data
group by ID,Date;
Quit;
DrLoreto
Calcite | Level 5

Thanks for the solution, that pretty much solved it. I just changed SUM(DIST) to AVG(DIST) to get the average of the DIST values per DATE.

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