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Date:   Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:12:07 -0800
Reply-To:   Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV
Sender:   "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:   "David L. Cassell" <Cassell.David@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV>
Subject:   Re: Sample
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Sankhla Shakti <shaktisankhla@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I have a database of more than 5000 observations. From > this I want to pick a random sample of 200 > observations. I also want to fulfill a condition that > say 150 observations are type A of variable X and rest > are type B of variable X. Please guide.

You have already received code to do this. But, if you have version 8 and the SAS/STAT module, you can achieve this easier using PROC SURVEYSELECT .

David -- David Cassell, CSC Cassell.David@epa.gov Senior computing specialist mathematical statistician

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