(2)匹配合并
匹配合并跟一对一合并不同的是,SAS按匹配的变量或变量组的顺序读写数据,而不是按照记录号的顺序一条一条读取。
例如 DATA1
DATA2
COMBINED
Year
VarX
Year
VarY
Year
VarX
VarY
1991
X1
1991
Y1
1991
X1
Y1
1992
X2
1991
Y2
1991
X1
Y2
1993
X3
+
1993
Y3
=
1992
X2
.
1994
X4
1994
Y4
1993
X3
Y3
1995
X5
1995
Y5
1994
X4
Y4
1995
X5
Y5
data combined;
merge data1 data2;
by year;
run;