calculating yearly average!

[JKCho]

proc sql;
create table snp1 as
  select put(caldt,yymmn6.) as yymm, mean(SPINDX) as mean_price
  from snp
  group by calculated yymm
;
quit;

I think I am almost there.

My data set is monthly so... instead of having yymm6 I may need something to sum by year. I put some weird things like yyyyn6 and yes. it didn't work.

Could you tell me how can I get yearly average's' when using monthly data? I have months from 1964 to 2018 so.. there will be more than 50 yearly average!

Thank you!!!

[Shmuel]

Replace 

put(caldt,yymmn6.) as yymm

 by

year(caldt) as year

[andreas_lds · Accepted solution]

proc summary data=snp nway;
  class caldt;
  format caldt year.;
  var spindx;
  output out=snp1(drop=_:) mean=mean_price;
run;

You could give proc summary a try.

[PaigeMiller]

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@JKCho wrote:

proc sql;
create table snp1 as
  select put(caldt,yymmn6.) as yymm, mean(SPINDX) as mean_price
  from snp
  group by calculated yymm
;
quit;

I think I am almost there.

My data set is monthly so... instead of having yymm6 I may need something to sum by year. I put some weird things like yyyyn6 and yes. it didn't work.

Could you tell me how can I get yearly average's' when using monthly data? I have months from 1964 to 2018 so.. there will be more than 50 yearly average!

Thank you!!!

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Hello @JKCho — as we discussed in one of your other threads, your variable CALDT is already a SAS date value, and is formatted so it appears as 19840107; and so because it is a SAS date value, there is no need (and it is actually wrong) to use 

put(caldt,yymmn6.)

As discussed in your other thread, and as apparent from the other answers in this thread, you simply need to use the YEAR function as shown by @Shmuel, and not the PUT function (or alternatively as shown by @andreas_lds you can use the YEAR. format).