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harrylui
Obsidian | Level 7

good day,

 

if  i got the data like below. what can i do to remove negative value.

 

number

100

-100

200

-200

 

thanks in advance

harry

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

There is a difference between changing negative values to positive and removing negative values. I think you want the first, as indicated in your subject.

 

data have;
input number;
datalines;
100
-100
200
-200
;

data want;
    set have;
    number = abs(number);
run;

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PeterClemmensen
Tourmaline | Level 20

There is a difference between changing negative values to positive and removing negative values. I think you want the first, as indicated in your subject.

 

data have;
input number;
datalines;
100
-100
200
-200
;

data want;
    set have;
    number = abs(number);
run;
Stephanvd
Fluorite | Level 6
data have;
input number;
datalines;
100
-100
200
-200
;

data want;
    set have;
    where number >= 0;
run;
harrylui
Obsidian | Level 7

thank you all!

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