Rahul,

I'm not sure I entirely understand what you want for results, You say newscore s/b 80, 81, 82.. but your example has 80, 120, 160...

so maybe something like :

do newscore = 80 to 800 by 40; goododd = 2**((newscore-200) /40); end;

hth, Dennis Diskin

> -----Original Message----- > From: RAHUL CHAHAL [SMTP:rahulchahal@YAHOO.COM] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 5:22 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Suggestion on loop requested > > I would like to write a loop such that I have > "goododd" for newscore starting at 80 and incrementing > by 1 ie 80 81 82 .... uptp 800. > The base value is for goododd=1 > > if goododd=0.125 then newscore=80; > if goododd=0.25 then newscored=120; > if goododd=0.5 then newscored=160; > > if goododd=1 then newscored=200; /* Base */ > > if goododd=2 then newscored=240; > if goododd=4 then newscored=280; > if goododd=8 then newscored=320; > if goododd=16 then newscored=360; > if goododd=32 then newscored=400; > > The solution I am able to think of: > baseodd=1; > do i=1 to 2 by 0.05; > if goododd=1*(1+baseodd/20) then score=score+(i); > end; > baseodd=2; > do i=2 to 4 by 0.10; > if goododd=1*(1+baseodd/20) then score=score+(i); > end; > and so on ... > > Could someone help me out since my brain seems to be > slow today. Thanks for your help. > > > __________________________________________________ > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > Donate cash, emergency relief information > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/