Date:         Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:48:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Proc Surveyselect question regarding sample size for simple
              random sample
Comments: To: Randall Powers <powers_r@bls.gov>
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Add SELECTALL to the surveyselect statement.  That will tell it to take all
records if it fails to meet its minimum.

-Joe

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Randall Powers <powers_r@bls.gov> wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> I've got a dataset, let's call it sample1. I'd like to user proc
> surveyselect to output a simple random sample into dataset sample2.
>
> I want the sample size to be the min (number of observation of sample1,100)
>
> Hence, n=100 if # observations>=100 or
>       n=#observations if n<100
>
> What modfications do I need to make to my code below to pull this off?
>
> Thanks
>
> Randall
>
>
>
>
> proc surveyselect data=sample1 method=srs n=100 out=sample2;
> run;
> proc print data=sample;
> run;
>