Examples: Processing BY Groups with FIRST. and LAST. DATA Step Variables

This document explains and demonstrates the use of automatic FIRST. and LAST. variables in the SAS DATA step for processing BY groups. It shows how these variables signal the beginning and end of groups, how they are affected by sort order, and ho...

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