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Change all missing values of all variables into zeros/putting zeros in place of missing values for variables

Have you been asked how to convert missing values for all the variables into zeros..... if you are.... here is the answer for that.....

In this example the I have used array to do the same.

The variable list includes ID and Score1 to score6.Using simple array method we can change all the missing value for the variables score1 to score6 to 0.

data old;
input ID SCORE1 SCORE2 SCORE3 SCORE4 SCORE5 SCORE6;
cards;
24 100 97 . 100 85 85
28 . 87 98 100 . 90
60 100 . . 100 100 100
65 100 98 100 . 90 100
70 99 97 100 100 95 100
40 97 99 98 . 100 95
190 100 . 97 100 100 90
196 100 100 . 100 100 100
210 . 85 . 90 80 95
;
 

run;

*Ist Method;
data new;

set old;
array zero score1-score6;do over zero;
if zero=. then zero=0;
end;
run;


*2nd Method;
data new;

set old;
array nums _numeric_;

do over nums;
if nums=. then nums=0;
end;
run;



proc print;
Title 'Missing values changed to zero using arrays and a do loop';

run;
Output:



ID SCORE1 SCORE2 SCORE3 SCORE4 SCORE5 SCORE6

24 100 97 0 100 85 85
28 0 87 98 100 0 90
60 100 0 0 100 100 100
65 100 98 100 0 90 100
70 99 97 100 100 95 100
40 97 99 98 0 100 95
190 100 0 97 100 100 90
196 100 100 0 100 100 100
210 0 85 0 90 80 95




 Missing values changed to zero using arrays and a do loop.


What if we don't want to convert all.. missing values in variables to zero... I mean .. some of them needs to be converted to zeros and some to 1.

Here is the sample code for that:

The following code will convert all the missing values into either 1 or 0 depending upon the value of ID. If the value of ID less than or equal to 70 then the missing value should be converted to 1 else if the ID value is greater than 70 then the missing values can be converted into 0.

data new1;
set old;
array RS(6) score1-score6 ; 
do i=1 to 6;
if ID le 70 then do;
if RS(i)=. then RS(i)=1; 

end;
else if id gt 70 then do;
if RS(i)=. then RS(i)=0; 

end;
end;
run;

 

/*Macro converts all missing values for numeric variables into 0*/
%macro replaceMissing(ds);
DATA &ds.;SET &ds.;
ARRAY ZERO _NUMERIC_;
DO OVER ZERO;
if ZERO=. then ZERO=0;
end;

run;
%mend replaceMissing;
%replacemissing(dsn);


********************************************************************;
data missing;
set sashelp.column;
array chars _character_;
do over chars;
if chars='' then chars='Missing';
end;
array nums _numeric_;
do over nums;
if nums=. then nums=0;
end;
run;
********************************************************************;
The above code converts missing values of all charcater variables in the sashelp.column dataset  to 'MISSING' . It also converts missing values of all numeric variables in the sashelp.column dataset to 0. 




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