i have a dataset with 100000 records. i want 100 records
from that dataset and create a dataset.we need to pick the
observations random order like
100obs,500obs,1020obs,1890obs,2565obs like that i need 100
obs in random order? how can we create this one?
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Answer / dilip
data A;
do slice = 100,500,1890,256,...100th;
set source point=slice;
output;
end;
stop;
run;
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Answer / sasuser
Hi Guys,
I slightly modified Dilip's answer.
I took Sashelp.shoes as the input dataset.
Following is the solution.
data A;
do i=1 to 100;
k=int(51*ranuni(2)+1);
do slice = K;
set sashelp.shoes point=slice;
output;
end;
end;
stop;
drop i k;
run;
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Answer / pratik
data datasetname;(where you want create new dataset)
set datasetname1;(in which you have 100000 records)
if _N_(100,500,1020,1890,2565);
run;
proc print data=datasetname;
run;
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Answer / suri
1)data ds2;
do i=100,1020,1890,2565;
set ds1 point=i;
output;
end;
stop;
run;
2)data ds2;
set ds1;
where _n_ in(100,1020,1890,2565);
run;
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