Hi Everyone I have two datasets which I aim to merge. First dataset looks like this (some of it): "HomeTeam","AwayTeam","Date","B365H","B365D","B365A","p_home_win","p_draw","p_away_win"
"Man City","Blackpool","01/01/2011","1.29","5.5","10","56.170","24.346","19.484"
"Stoke","Everton","01/01/2011","2.63","3.2","2.75","21.027","27.827","51.146"
"Sunderland","Blackburn","01/01/2011","1.83","3.5","4.5","60.521","24.321","15.158"
"Fulham","West Brom","01/04/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","24.902","23.708","51.390"
"Aston Villa","Sunderland","01/05/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","69.424","16.212","14.353"
"Newcastle","West Ham","01/05/2011","1.83","3.6","4.33","58.885","18.826","22.284"
"Wolves","Chelsea","01/05/2011","8","4.2","1.44","66.943","16.625","16.419"
"Chelsea","Blackburn","01/15/2011","1.29","5.5","11","89.759","6.747","3.281"
"Man City","Wolves","01/15/2011","1.33","5","10","45.785","27.370","26.845"
"Stoke","Bolton","01/15/2011","2.1","3.25","3.75","56.967","24.800","18.233"
"West Brom","Blackpool","01/15/2011","1.8","3.6","4.5","59.517","18.727","21.751"
"West Ham","Arsenal","01/15/2011","6","4","1.57","6.850","15.515","77.632"
"Wigan","Fulham","01/15/2011","2.5","3.25","2.88","20.793","27.330","51.877"
"Birmingham","Aston Villa","01/16/2011","2.4","3.2","3.1","23.311","29.941","46.747"
"Liverpool","Everton","01/16/2011","2.2","3.2","3.5","64.537","23.468","11.994"
"Sunderland","Newcastle","01/16/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","44.228","33.868","21.903"
"Arsenal","Wigan","01/22/2011","1.2","6.5","15","49.116","23.552","27.332"
"Everton","West Ham","01/22/2011","1.5","4","7.5","52.747","25.312","21.941"
"Fulham","Stoke","01/22/2011","2.2","3.2","3.5","71.301","20.783","7.916"
"Man United","Birmingham","01/22/2011","1.2","6.5","15","63.496","23.443","13.062"
"Newcastle","Tottenham","01/22/2011","3.5","3.4","2.1","33.698","26.365","39.936"
"Wolves","Liverpool","01/22/2011","3.4","3.2","2.25","9.437","15.631","74.927"
"Blackburn","West Brom","01/23/2011","2.25","3.3","3.25","53.162","29.265","17.574"
"Bolton","Chelsea","01/24/2011","6","3.75","1.62","29.028","23.656","47.317"
"Wigan","Aston Villa","01/25/2011","3.2","3.25","2.3","53.062","23.313","23.625"
"Liverpool","Fulham","01/26/2011","1.53","3.8","7","73.975","16.967","9.056"
"Arsenal","Everton","02/01/2011","1.4","4.5","8.5","51.904","21.570","26.525"
"Man United","Aston Villa","02/01/2011","1.33","5","9.5","67.411","23.158","9.431"
"Sunderland","Chelsea","02/01/2011","5.5","3.6","1.67","19.029","33.295","47.675" Second dataset looks like this (some of it): "HomeTeam","AwayTeam","Date","B365H","B365D","B365A","HomeTeam_hotness_beforegame","AwayTeam_hotness_beforegame"
"Arsenal","Chelsea","12/27/2010","2.63","3.2","2.75","3.7604757667","-3.760475767"
"Birmingham","Man_United","12/28/2010","6.5","4.33","1.5","-0.63663219","0.6366321898"
"Man_City","Aston_Villa","12/28/2010","1.44","4.2","8","1.6836796735","-1.683679673"
"Stoke","Fulham","12/28/2010","1.83","3.4","4.75","2.9566006505","-2.956600651"
"Sunderland","Blackpool","12/28/2010","1.62","3.75","6","-0.723181362","0.7231813625"
"Tottenham","Newcastle","12/28/2010","1.53","4","6.5","2.2847551983","-2.284755198"
"West_Brom","Blackburn","12/28/2010","1.83","3.5","4.5","0.382658028","-0.382658028"
"West_Ham","Everton","12/28/2010","3.4","3.2","2.25","1.7574369645","-1.757436964"
"Chelsea","Bolton","12/29/2010","1.29","5.5","11","-3.928073866","3.9280738659"
"Liverpool","Wolves","12/29/2010","1.33","5","10","-0.822763551","0.8227635506"
"Wigan","Arsenal","12/29/2010","6.5","4.2","1.5","-0.538853648","0.5388536475"
"Birmingham","Arsenal","01/01/2011","5.5","3.6","1.67","-0.181423191","0.1814231907"
"Liverpool","Bolton","01/01/2011","1.7","3.75","5","-1.100856462","1.1008564622"
"Man_City","Blackpool","01/01/2011","1.29","5.5","10","-1.022399727","1.0223997272"
"Stoke","Everton","01/01/2011","2.63","3.2","2.75","1.0295768053","-1.029576805"
"Sunderland","Blackburn","01/01/2011","1.83","3.5","4.5","-0.249932422","0.249932422"
"Tottenham","Fulham","01/01/2011","1.4","4.5","8.5","2.4818040774","-2.481804077"
"West_Brom","Man_United","01/01/2011","6","4.2","1.53","-0.026691257","0.026691257"
"West_Ham","Wolves","01/01/2011","2","3.4","3.8","-0.774912117","0.7749121174"
"Chelsea","Aston_Villa","01/02/2011","1.25","5.5","13","-1.730987424","1.7309874237"
"Wigan","Newcastle","01/02/2011","2.5","3.2","2.9","0.264612696","-0.264612696"
"Blackpool","Birmingham","01/04/2011","2.3","3.25","3.25","2.1186630801","-2.11866308"
"Fulham","West_Brom","01/04/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","-1.037093869","1.0370938694"
"Man_United","Stoke","01/04/2011","1.25","5.75","12","1.3149114291","-1.314911429"
"Arsenal","Man_City","01/05/2011","1.91","3.6","4","-0.441275477","0.4412754771"
"Aston_Villa","Sunderland","01/05/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","-0.898485414","0.8984854145"
"Blackburn","Liverpool","01/05/2011","3.4","3.25","2.2","0.0970333453","-0.097033345"
"Bolton","Wigan","01/05/2011","1.73","3.6","5","0.8621463159","-0.862146316"
"Everton","Tottenham","01/05/2011","2.63","3.25","2.75","-2.335397536","2.3353975359"
"Newcastle","West_Ham","01/05/2011","1.83","3.6","4.33","0.1260786995","-0.1260787"
"Wolves","Chelsea","01/05/2011","8","4.2","1.44","3.7990423986","-3.799042399"
"Blackpool","Liverpool","01/12/2011","3.8","3.75","1.91","2.705250589","-2.705250589"
"Chelsea","Blackburn","01/15/2011","1.29","5.5","11","-2.77646534","2.7764653398"
"Man_City","Wolves","01/15/2011","1.33","5","10","-0.716695062","0.7166950617"
"Stoke","Bolton","01/15/2011","2.1","3.25","3.75","-0.184180716","0.1841807157"
"West_Brom","Blackpool","01/15/2011","1.8","3.6","4.5","-2.662987004","2.6629870041"
"West_Ham","Arsenal","01/15/2011","6","4","1.57","0.4998071633","-0.499807163"
"Wigan","Fulham","01/15/2011","2.5","3.25","2.88","-0.658881604","0.6588816037"
"Birmingham","Aston_Villa","01/16/2011","2.4","3.2","3.1","0.0981564779","-0.098156478"
"Liverpool","Everton","01/16/2011","2.2","3.2","3.5","-1.220109433","1.220109433"
"Sunderland","Newcastle","01/16/2011","2.2","3.25","3.4","-0.381697342","0.3816973421"
"Tottenham","Man_United","01/16/2011","2.88","3.3","2.5","-0.808198231","0.808198231"
"Arsenal","Wigan","01/22/2011","1.2","6.5","15","0.4748149132","-0.474814913"
"Aston_Villa","Man_City","01/22/2011","3.5","3.4","2.1","-1.274314497","1.2743144968"
"Blackpool","Sunderland","01/22/2011","2.5","3.25","2.88","1.0883505902","-1.08835059"
"Everton","West_Ham","01/22/2011","1.5","4","7.5","-0.740684864","0.7406848636"
"Fulham","Stoke","01/22/2011","2.2","3.2","3.5","-0.690559941","0.6905599411"
"Man_United","Birmingham","01/22/2011","1.2","6.5","15","0.8826238873","-0.882623887"
"Newcastle","Tottenham","01/22/2011","3.5","3.4","2.1","0.9706523784","-0.970652378" I want to add the values for "HomeTeam_hotness_beforegame" variable and the "AwayTeam_hotness_beforegame" variable to the rows in the first dataset. Doing this by date hometeam awayteam should secure that SAS puts the values for the variable on the correct observation. I've tried using this code: proc sort data=poisson_final;
by date hometeam awayteam;
run;
proc sort data=PL_score_1;
by date hometeam awayteam;
run;
data results;
merge poisson_final PL_score_1;
by date;
run; But the output doesn't make sense - see blue box in the picture below. It is like SAS is assigning prior values for "p_home_win", "p_draw" and "p_away_win". Any suggestions on why the merge doesn't do the job for me here? Any help is very much appreciated! Best, Frederik
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