25323 - Grouped or Sorted Observations, Chapter 10

Sample 25323: Grouped or Sorted Observations, Chapter 10

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  /*    NAME: BUG10U01                                          */
  /*   TITLE: Grouped or Sorted Observations, Chapter 10        */
  /* PRODUCT: BASE                                              */
  /*  SYSTEM: ALL                                               */
  /*    KEYS: DOC DATASTEP PRINT SORT VAR SET BY FIRST. LAST.   */
  /*          NODUP                                             */
  /*   PROCS: PRINT SORT                                        */
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  /* For simplicity the infile statement has been removed and */
  /* the raw data is being read into this step via a cards    */
  /* statement.                                               */

options ls=72;
title;
data type;
   input country $ 1-11 tourtype $ 13-24 nights
         landcost vendor $;
cards;
Spain       architecture  10  510 World
Japan       architecture   8  720 Express
Switzerland scenery        9  734 World
France      architecture   8  575 World
Ireland     scenery        7  558 Express
New Zealand scenery       16 1489 Southsea
Italy       architecture   8  468 Express
Greece      scenery       12  698 Express
;
run;
proc print data=type;
   title 'Data Set TYPE';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type2;
   by tourtype;
run;

proc print data=type2;
   var tourtype country nights landcost vendor;
   title 'The Simplest Sort--One Variable, Default Order of Groups';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type3;
   by tourtype vendor landcost;
run;

proc print data=type3;
   var tourtype vendor landcost country nights;
   title 'Observations Grouped by Type of Tour, Vendor, and Price';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type4;
   by descending tourtype vendor landcost;
run;

proc print data=type4;
   var tourtype vendor landcost country nights;
   title 'Descending and Ascending Orders';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type5;
   by tourtype landcost;
run;

proc print data=type5;
   var tourtype landcost country nights vendor;
   title 'Tours Arranged by TOURTYPE and LANDCOST';
run;

data temp;
   set type5;
   by tourtype;
   frsttour=first.tourtype;
   lasttour=last.tourtype;
run;

proc print data=temp;
   var country tourtype frsttour lasttour;
   title 'Representing FIRST.TOURTYPE and LAST.TOURTYPE';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type5;
   by tourtype landcost;
run;

data lowcost;
   set type5;
   by tourtype;
   if first.tourtype;
run;

proc print data=lowcost;
   title 'Least Expensive Tour for Each Type of Tour';
run;

proc sort data=type out=type6;
   by country;
run;

proc print data=type6;
   title 'Alphabetical Order by Country';
run;

data dupobs;
   input country $ 1-11 tourtype $ 13-24 nights
         landcost vendor $;
   cards;
Spain       architecture  10  510 World
Japan       architecture   8  720 Express
Switzerland scenery        9  734 World
Switzerland scenery        9  734 World
France      architecture   8  575 World
Ireland     scenery        7  558 Express
New Zealand scenery       16 1489 Southsea
Italy       architecture   8  468 Express
Greece      scenery       12  698 Express
;
run;
proc print data=dupobs;
   title 'Data Set DUPOBS';
run;

proc sort data=dupobs out=fixed noduplicates;
   by country;
run;

proc print data=fixed;
   title 'Removing a Duplicate Observation with PROC SORT';
run;

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Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step Data Management ==> Manipulation and Transformation ==> BY-group processing SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> SORT

Date Modified:	2005-12-08 11:34:43
Date Created:	2005-05-23 13:45:58

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