SAS_数组arrays技巧.pdf

Arrays and DO Loops in SAS 1) ARRAYs • in computer science, an ARRAY is a structure for holding multiple, related items that allows the user to reference the items using matrix notation; like matrices, ARRAYs can be uni-dimensional or multi-dimensional − the array itself has a name − the elements of the array are referenced through “subscripts” − the number of subscripts corresponds to the number of dimensions • example, suppose that we had survey information regarding a respondent’s monthly participation in the Food Stamp Program over the preceding calendar year − suppose the name of the array wasfspart − the array would have 12 elements—a series of binary indicators corresponding to participation in each of the months of the year − the structure for this uni-dimensional ARRAY could be depicted Month: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. subscript: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 fspart : − so the January element of the array would befspart {1}; the Feburary element would befspart {2}, and so on • example, suppose that we had similar survey information regarding monthly Food Stamp Participation but that it covered two years instead of one − the structure for this multi-dimensional ARRAY could be depicted Month: Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Year: subscripts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 t-2 1 t-1 2 − the array has 24 elements—binary indicators for every month of two years − the element corresponding to particip