How would you delete observations with duplicate keys?
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Answer / mohan reddy
proc sort data=work.abc nodupkey;
by eno;
run;
when u have delete duplicatie obervation from dataset. u can
use the nodupkey along with the by variable.
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Answer / g.jyotshna
proc sort data=datasetname nodup;
by var;
run;
proc sort data=datasetname nodupkey;
by var;
run;
proc sort data=datasetname noduprecs;
by var;
run;
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Answer / rohit
You can also use a Proc SQL statement with a Distinct
keyword.
Proc Sql;
Select Distinct tablename.* from tablename;
Quit;
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Answer / upendra
Data <datasetname>;
Set <datasetname>;
by <var>;
If last.var;
run;
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Answer / siddu
proc sort data=<master dataset> out=(newdata set name>
nodup key;
by <key variable>;
run;
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