Hi guys,
struggling with a formula for a new variable. Essentially I want a new variable to be Variable C =Variable A/((Variable B/sum(Variable B))*sum(Variable A).
Seems simple but cant get it to work. If I can get a simple element which gives the column total to use in the formula that would be great.
Sector | Variable A | Variable B | Variable C |
1 | 3 | 600 | |
2 | 200 | 3,000 | |
3 | 7 | 200 | |
4 | 50 | 800 | |
5 | 70 | 1,000 |
Hope this what you are expecting
data have;
input Sector VariableA VariableB;
cards;
1 3 600
2 200 3000
3 7 200
4 50 800
5 70 1000
;
proc sql;
create table want as select sector, VariableA, VariableB, (select sum(variableB) from have ) as sumB, (select sum(variableA) from have ) as sumA,
VariableA/((VariableB/(select sum(variableB) from have ))*(select sum(variableA) from have)) as variableC
from have;
quit;
Hope this what you are expecting
data have;
input Sector VariableA VariableB;
cards;
1 3 600
2 200 3000
3 7 200
4 50 800
5 70 1000
;
proc sql;
create table want as select sector, VariableA, VariableB, (select sum(variableB) from have ) as sumB, (select sum(variableA) from have ) as sumA,
VariableA/((VariableB/(select sum(variableB) from have ))*(select sum(variableA) from have)) as variableC
from have;
quit;
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