Isma1 | Quiz

Question 1 of 200

1

Which of the following statements correctly describes a delimited raw data file? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

It is external to SAS.
It is not software-specific.
The values are arranged in columns.
The values are separated by spaces or other characters.
The values are labeled with field names.

Explanation

Question 2 of 200

1

Suppose you want to write a DATA step that reads a raw data file. Do you need to use a LIBNAME statement to assign a libref to the directory in which the raw data file is stored?

Select one of the following:

yes
no

Explanation

Question 3 of 200

1

Which of the following statements is true?

Select one of the following:

a. SAS creates an input buffer only if reading data from a raw data file.
At compile time, the PDV holds the variable name, type, length, and initial value.
The descriptor portion of the data set is the first item that SAS creates during the compilation phase

Explanation

Question 4 of 200

1

Which statement is true of a DATA step when reading from a raw data file?

Select one of the following:

a. SAS reads data from the raw data file into the PDV.
The size of the input buffer adjusts automatically based on the length of the input record.
At the bottom of the DATA step, SAS writes the contents of the PDV to the output SAS data set.

Explanation

Question 5 of 200

1

Which of the LENGTH statements below creates the character variable SalesRep with a length of 18?

Select one of the following:

length $ SalesRep 18;
length SalesRep 18;
length SalesRep $ 18;
length SalesRep=18;

Explanation

Question 6 of 200

1

Which of the DATA steps below creates the variable SalesRep with a length of 18?

Select one of the following:

data work.mydata;
infile 'filepath/sales.csv';
length SalesRep $ 18;
input Amount SalesRep $ Customer $;
run;
data work.mydata;
infile 'filepath/sales.csv'
input Amount SalesRep $ Customer $;
length SalesRep $ 18;
run;

Explanation

Question 7 of 200

1

Which of these statements is not true about a SAS informat?

Select one of the following:

A SAS informat provides instructions for reading nonstandard values.
A SAS informat provides a length for character variables.
A SAS informat must include a period.
A SAS informat controls the way nonstandard data values are stored in a SAS data set.
A SAS informat must include a numeric value to specify the width of the input field.

Explanation

Question 8 of 200

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Which of the following DATA steps correctly reads instream data as input for the data set?

Select one of the following:

data work.mydata;
input Amount SalesRep $ Customer $;
datalines;
250.35 Phelps Torres
178.50 Deng Horekova
;
data work.mydata;
datalines;
250.35 Phelps Torres
178.50 Deng Horekova
input Amount SalesRep $ Customer $;
;

Explanation

Question 9 of 200

1

What does SAS do when it encounters a data error in a raw data record? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

prints a ruler and the raw data record in the SAS log
stops processing the program
assigns a missing value to the variable that the invalid data affects
prints a note about the error in the SAS log
rints the variable values in the corresponding SAS observation in the SAS log

Explanation

Question 10 of 200

1

By default, SAS creates character variables with a length of _____ bytes for list input.

Select one of the following:

a. 6
b. 8
c.10
d.12

Explanation

Question 11 of 200

1

Which of the following values can SAS store, without truncation, in a character variable that has a length of 8 bytes?

Select one of the following:

Sales Manager
Regional Manager
12036578
$123,293.50
06/15/2008

Explanation

Question 12 of 200

1

To explicitly define the length of a variable read from a raw data file, you use a LENGTH statement after the INPUT statement in a DATA step.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 13 of 200

1

Which of the following statements specifies instream data, or the lines of data that you enter directly in a DATA step?

Select one of the following:

DATALINES
INFILE
INPUT
INSTREAM

Explanation

Question 14 of 200

1

Which of the following statements cannot be used in a DATA step that reads a raw data file as input?

Select one of the following:

a. KEEP
b. IF
c. FORMAT
d. WHERE

Explanation

Question 15 of 200

1

Which of the following can determine the length of a new variable?

Select one of the following:

the length of the variable's first value
the assignment statement
the LENGTH statement
all of the above

Explanation

Question 16 of 200

1

Which of the following SAS functions returns a number from 1 to 12?

Select one of the following:

YEAR(SAS-date)
MONTH(SAS-date)
WEEKDAY(SAS-date)
TODAY(SAS-date)

Explanation

Question 17 of 200

1

An ELSE statement must immediately follow the IF-THEN statement in your program, and it executes only if the previous IF-THEN statement is true.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 18 of 200

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Which DATA step ensures that all observations are assigned a nonmissing value for Bonus?

Select one of the following:

data work.bonus;
set orion.sales;
if Country='US' then Bonus=500;
else if Country='AU' then Bonus=300;
run;
data work.bonus;
set orion.sales;
if Country='US' then Bonus=500;
else Bonus=300;
run;

Explanation

Question 19 of 200

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Which of the following statements assigns the value pass to the variable Grade when the variable Points is greater than or equal to 70?

Select one of the following:

if Points=70 then Grade='pass';
if Grade>=70 then Points='pass';
if Points>=70 then Grade=pass;
if Points>=70 then Grade='pass';

Explanation

Question 20 of 200

1

Use a DO group in a DATA step when you want to execute multiple statements for a true IF-THEN expression.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 21 of 200

1

Which SET statement has correct syntax?

Select one of the following:

set empscn(rename(Country=Location))
empsjp(rename(Region=Location));
set empscn(rename=(Country=Location))
empsjp(rename=(Region=Location));
set empscn rename=(Country=Location)
empsjp rename=(Region=Location);

Explanation

Question 22 of 200

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Which of the following statements is true about merging SAS data sets by using the DATA step?

Select one of the following:

Merging combines observations from two or more data sets into a single observation in a new data set.
SAS can merge data sets based on the position of observations in the original data set or by the values of one or more common variables.
Match-merging is merging by values of one or more common variables.
To match-merge data sets, all input data sets must be sorted or indexed on the BY variables.
All of the above

Explanation

Question 23 of 200

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Which of the following programs concatenates the data sets, sales and products, in that order?

Select one of the following:

data newsales;
set products sales;
run;
data newsales;
set sales products;
run;
data newsales;
set sales;
set products;
run;

Explanation

Question 24 of 200

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If you run this DATA step, what observations does the data set bonuses contain?

data bonuses;
merge managers staff;
by EmpID;
run;

Select one of the following:

all of the observations from managers, and only those observations from staff with matching values for EmpID
all of the observations from staff, and only those observations from managers with matching values for EmpID
all observations from staff and all observations from managers, whether or not they have matching values
only those observations from staff and manager with matching values for EmpID

Explanation

Question 25 of 200

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What is the syntax error in this DATA step?
data returns_qtr1;
set returns_jan(rename=(ID=CustID)
(Return=Item))
returns_feb(rename=(Dt=Date))
returns_mar;
run;

Select one of the following:

You cannot specify more than two data sets in the SET statement.
There are too many sets of parentheses in the RENAME= option.
You cannot specify multiple variables in the RENAME= option.
The BY statement is missing.

Explanation

Question 26 of 200

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If you run this DATA step, what observations does the data set bonuses contain?
data bonuses;
merge managers (in=M)
staff (in=S);
by EmpID;
if M=0 and S=1;
run;

Select one of the following:

only the observations from staff that have no match in managers
only the observations from managers that have no match in staff
all observations from both managers and staff, whether or not they match
no observations

Explanation

Question 27 of 200

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What change was needed in the TABLES statement?

proc freq data=orion.sales;
tables Country nocum nopercent;
run;

Select one of the following:

comma between NOCUM and NOPERCENT
forward slash before the TABLES statement options
an equals sign after the TABLES statement variable
none of the above

Explanation

Question 28 of 200

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PROC UNIVARIATE identified two observations with Salary values less than 24000. What procedure can you use to display the observations containing the invalid values?

Select one of the following:

PROC MEANS
PROC PRINT
PROC FREQ

Explanation

Question 29 of 200

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Which of these procedures produces output that is most useful for detecting duplicate values?

Select one of the following:

PROC PRINT
PROC FREQ
PROC MEANS
PROC UNIVARIATE

Explanation

Question 30 of 200

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Which of these programs is most useful for determining the exact observation that contains a numeric variable with an extreme value?

Select one of the following:

proc print data=sales.totals;
var ProdNum Sales Region;
run;
proc freq data=sales.totals;
tables ProdNum Sales Region;
run;
proc univariate data=sales.totals;
run;

Explanation

Question 31 of 200

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A PROC FREQ analysis identified invalid and missing values in a data set. Which of these procedures can display the observations that contain invalid or missing values?

Select one of the following:

PROC PRINT
PROC FREQ
PROC MEANS
PROC UNIVARIATE

Explanation

Question 32 of 200

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This PROC MEANS step creates all of the statistics listed below.

proc means data=orion.sales;
run;

minimum and maximum
the total number of observations that PROC MEANS processes for each subgroup (N Obs)
mean and standard deviation
the number of nonmissing values (N)

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 33 of 200

1

Which option enables you to specify the number of extreme observations displayed by PROC UNIVARIATE?

Select one of the following:

a. NEXTROBS=
b. NLEVELS
c. NOPRINT
_ALL_

Explanation

Question 34 of 200

1

In a PROC FREQ step, you can use user-defined formats, as well as existing SAS formats, to group data.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 35 of 200

1

Is there a problem with this program?

ods pdf file="filepath/myreport.pdf";

proc print data=orion.sales;
run;

ods close;

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 36 of 200

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Which program correctly opens and closes the LISTING destination?

Select one of the following:

ods;
proc freq data=orion.staff;
tables Manager_ID;
run;
ods close;
ods listing;
proc freq data=orion.staff;
tables Manager_ID;
run;
ods listing close;
ods destination;
proc freq data=orion.staff;
tables Manager_ID;
run;
ods destination close;

Explanation

Question 37 of 200

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The SAS data set orion.growth contains 6 observations and 3 variables (Department, Total_Employees, and Increase). How many observations and variables will the forecast data set contain?

data forecast;
set orion.growth;
TotalYear1=Total_Employees*(1+Increase);
run;

Select one of the following:

6 observations, 4 variables
6 observations, 3 variables
12 observations, 4 variables

Explanation

Question 38 of 200

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If you submit the code shown here, what happens if the value of Country is canada?
data northamerica asia check;
set salesdata;
select(Country);
when ("US","CANADA","MEXICO") output northamerica;
when ("JAPAN") output asia;
otherwise output;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

Nothing happens because the value does not match any value listed in a WHEN expression.
The observation is written only to the check data set.
The observation is written to all three output data sets

Explanation

Question 39 of 200

1

Which of the following programs correctly assigns values of Bonus based on values of Promotion?

Select one of the following:

select;
when (2) Bonus=Salary*.6;
end;
select (Promotion);
when (Promotion=2) Bonus=Salary*.6;
end;
select (Promotion);
when (2) Bonus=Salary*.6;
end;

Explanation

Question 40 of 200

1

The data set employee_addresses has 9 variables. After this code runs, how many variables will there be in the usa data set?

data usa(keep=Employee_Name City State) australia other;
set orion.employee_addresses;
if Country='US' then output usa;
else if Country='AU' then output australia;
else output other;
run;

Select one of the following:

a. 6
b. 3
c. 9

Explanation

Question 41 of 200

1

The SAS data set car has the variables CarID, CarType, Miles, and Gallons. Select the DATA step or steps that creates the ratings data set with the variables CarType and MPG. Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

data ratings(keep=CarType MPG);
set car(drop=CarID);
MPG=Miles/Gallons;
run;
data ratings;
set car(drop=CarID);
drop Miles Gallons;
MPG=Miles/Gallons;
run;

Explanation

Question 42 of 200

1

Which program reads data from observation 100 to observation 200 and prints 50 observations?

Select one of the following:

data new(firstobs=100 obs=200);
set old;
run;
proc print data=new(obs=50);
run;
data new;
set old(firstobs=100 obs=200);
run;
proc print data=new(obs=50);
run;

Explanation

Question 43 of 200

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Which DATA step creates Mth2Dte as an accumulating variable with an initial value of 50?

Select one of the following:

data mnthtot;
set orion.aprsales;
retain SaleAmt 50;
Mth2Dte=Mth2Dte+SaleAmt;
run;
data mnthtot;
set orion.aprsales;
retain Mth2Dte 50;
Mth2Dte=Mth2Dte+SaleAmt;
run;

Explanation

Question 44 of 200

1

What must happen in the DATA step to summarize data by groups? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

Sort the input data.
Set the accumulating variable to its initial value at the start of each BY group.
Increment the accumulating variable.
Output only the last observation of each BY group.

Explanation

Question 45 of 200

1

Which DATA step creates Mth2Dte as an accumulating variable with an initial value of 0?

Select one of the following:

data mnthtot;
set orion.aprsales;
retain Mnth2Date;
Mth2Dte=Mth2Dte+SaleAmt;
run;
data mnthtot;
set orion.aprsales;
retain Mth2Dte 0;
Mth2Dte=Mth2Dte+SaleAmt;
run;

Explanation

Question 46 of 200

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Which statement retains the value of Sales2Dte in the PDV across iterations of the DATA step?

Select one of the following:

Total_Retail_Price+Sales2Dte;
Sales2Dte+Total_Retail_Price;
Sales2Dte=Sales2Dte+Total_Retail_Price;

Explanation

Question 47 of 200

1

Is this statement true? To create an accumulating total for a group, you first have to sort the data by the grouping variable(s)

Select one of the following:

yes
no

Explanation

Question 48 of 200

1

Which statement is true about the following program?
data payroll.empmast;
set payroll.employee;
by gender jobcode;
run;

Select one of the following:

A change in the value of LAST.JobCode causes the value of LAST.Gender to change.
A change in the value of LAST.Gender causes the value of LAST.JobCode to be set to 1.
Both LAST.JobCode and LAST.Gender are stored in the new data set.

Explanation

Question 49 of 200

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Which statement is false about BY-group processing when you use the BY statement with the SET statement?

Select one of the following:

The data sets listed in the SET statement must be indexed or sorted by the values of the BY variable(s).
The DATA step automatically creates two new variables, FIRST. and LAST., for each variable in the BY statement
The FIRST. and LAST. variables identify the first and last observation in each BY group, respectively.
The FIRST. and LAST. variables have values of 0 when SAS is processing an observation with the first occurrence of a new value for those variables, and a value of 1 for the other observations.

Explanation

Question 50 of 200

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If you process a BY group that consists of a single observation, what are the correct values of FIRST.BY-variable and LAST.BY-variable?

Select one of the following:

FIRST.BY-variable=0 LAST.BY-variable=0
FIRST.BY-variable=1 LAST.BY-variable=0
FIRST.BY-variable=1 LAST.BY-variable=1
FIRST.BY-variable=0 LAST.BY-variable=1

Explanation

Question 51 of 200

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When using the DATA step to summarize grouped data, what is the first step in the process?

Select one of the following:

Output the first observation of each BY group.
Set the accumulating variable to zero at the start of each BY group.
Increment the accumulating variable with a sum statement (automatically retains).

Explanation

Question 52 of 200

1

Which DATA step statement indicates to continue processing the last observation of a BY group?

Select one of the following:

if first.jobtype;
if last.jobtype;
if first.jobtype then output;
if last.jobtype then output=1;

Explanation

Question 53 of 200

1

Which raw data value below is an example of nonstandard numeric data?

Select one of the following:

234.908
-234.908
$234,908.00
23E4

Explanation

Question 54 of 200

1

Can you use column input to read both standard and nonstandard data in fixed fields?

Select one of the following:

Yes
No

Explanation

Question 55 of 200

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Which informat below should you use to read the raw data value $1,230,456 as a numeric variable?

Select one of the following:

w.
. $w.
COMMAw.

Explanation

Question 56 of 200

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Which set of instructions reads the values for Quantity (in the third field) after the values for Item (in the first field)? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

input Item $9. @20 Quantity 3.;
input Item $9. +10 Quantity 3.;
input Item $9. +11 Quantity 3.;

Explanation

Question 57 of 200

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Which INPUT statement correctly reads the values for Fname, Lname, Address, City, State, and Zip in order?

Select one of the following:

input Fname $ Lname $ /
Address $20. /
City $ State $ Zip $;
input Fname $ Lname $ /;
Address $20. /;
City $ State $ Zip $;
input / Fname $ Lname $
/ Address $20.
City $ State $ Zip $;

Explanation

Question 58 of 200

1

Which style of INPUT statement specification is used to read data in fixed columns?

Select one of the following:

column input
formatted input
a and b
none of the above

Explanation

Question 59 of 200

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In the INPUT statement, what is the syntax used to move the input pointer to a specified column?

Select one of the following:

a. /n
b. +n
c. #n
d. @n

Explanation

Question 60 of 200

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The width of the input field can be specified by an informat when used with formatted input.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 61 of 200

1

Formatted input cannot be used to read which of the following types of raw data?

Select one of the following:

. standard free-format data
standard data in fixed fields
nonstandard data in fixed fields

Explanation

Question 62 of 200

1

Which set of instructions does not correctly read the values for Quantity (in the third field) after the values for Item (in the first field)?

Select one of the following:

input Item $9. @20 Quantity 3.;
input Item $9. +10 Quantity 3.;
. input Item $9. +11 Quantity 3.;

Explanation

Question 63 of 200

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Which of the following INPUT statements correctly reads the values for Fname (in the second field), Lname, Department, and Salary (in that order)?

Select one of the following:

input @14 Fname $10. @1 Lname $10./
Department $7./
Salary comma10.;
input @14 Fname $10. @1 Lname $10.
#2 Department $7.
#3 Salary comma10.;
both a and b

Explanation

Question 64 of 200

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The single trailing @ releases a record when which of the following conditions occurs?

Select one of the following:

An INPUT statement without a trailing @ executes.
The next iteration of the DATA step begins.
both a and b

Explanation

Question 65 of 200

1

What does a forward slash (/) indicate when used in an INPUT statement?

Select one of the following:

Load the next file in the input buffer.
Load the next field in the input buffer.
Load the next record in the input buffer.
none of the above

Explanation

Question 66 of 200

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When you use a trailing @, which of the following things occur?

Select one of the following:

The pointer position does not change.
No new record is loaded into the input buffer.
The next INPUT statement for the same iteration of the DATA step continues to read the same record.
All of the above

Explanation

Question 67 of 200

1

Generally, the most efficient place to put a subsetting IF statement is as early as possible in the DATA step

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 68 of 200

1

Which of the following statements is false?

Select one of the following:

Functions are used in SAS statements.
A function is written by specifying the function name followed by the function arguments.
. Function arguments must be enclosed in parentheses.
All function arguments are variables.

Explanation

Question 69 of 200

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Which assignment statement converts the current value of Name to the new value of Name? Select all that apply

Select one or more of the following:

. propcase(Name,'*');
propcase(Name,' *');
propcase(Name,'* ');

Explanation

Question 70 of 200

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If you specify the period, comma, and blank as delimiters for the SCAN function, what is the fourth word in the text string below?

MR. JONATHAN E. MATTHEWS, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR

Select one of the following:

E
PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
MATTHEWS
PERSONNEL

Explanation

Question 71 of 200

1

If you specify the colon as the delimiter for the SCAN function, how many words appear in the text string below?

Washington:New York:California:New Mexico

Select one of the following:

. 4
6

Explanation

Question 72 of 200

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In this DATA step, which SCAN function completes the assignment statement to correctly extract the four-digit year from the Text variable? Select all that apply.

data Scan_Quiz;
Text="New Year's Day, January 1st, 2007";
Year=________________________;
run;

Select one or more of the following:

scan(Text,-1)
scan(Text,6)
scan(Text,6,', ')

Explanation

Question 73 of 200

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Which of the following FIND functions returns the value 1?

Select one of the following:

find('She sells seashells? Yes, she does.','she')
find('She sells seashells? Yes, she does.','she','i')
find('She sells seashells? Yes, she does.','she',22)
find('She sells seashells? Yes, she does.','she',-10)

Explanation

Question 74 of 200

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Select the statement that replaces the first three characters in values of Dept with the characters PUR.

Select one of the following:

Dept=substr(PUR,1,3);
substr(Dept,1,3)='PUR';
PUR=substr(Dept,1,3);
none of these

Explanation

Question 75 of 200

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Select the assignment statement that changes the string Burma to Myanmar in values of the variable Country. Assume that Country has a length of 25 bytes.

Select one of the following:

Country=tranwrd('Burma','Myanmar');
Country=tranwrd(Country,Burma,Myanmar);
Country=tranwrd(Country,'Burma','Myanmar');

Explanation

Question 76 of 200

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Which of the following assignment statements correctly calculates the average of Rest1, Rest2, Rest3, and Rest4?

Select one of the following:

RestAvg=mean of Rest1-Rest4;
RestAvg=mean(Rest1 Rest2 Rest3 Rest4);
RestAvg=sum(Rest1,Rest2,Rest3,Rest4);
RestAvg=mean(Rest1,Rest2,Rest3,Rest4);

Explanation

Question 77 of 200

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Which program changes the values of the variable Examples, found in the data set Before, to the values shown in After?

Select one of the following:

data after;
set before;
Examples=int(Examples);
run;
data after;
set before;
Examples=round(Examples);
run;
both a and b

Explanation

Question 78 of 200

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Which statement correctly describes the result of submitting the DATA step that is shown below? The variables TotalPay and Commission are numeric. The variable Pay is character.

data reg.newsales;
set reg.sales;
TotalPay=Pay+Commission;
run;

Select one of the following:

The values of the numeric variables TotalPay and Commission are converted to character values because these variables are used in a character context.
The values of the character variable Pay are converted to numeric values because this variable is used in a numeric context.

Explanation

Question 79 of 200

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A typical value for the character variable Target is 123,456. Which statement correctly converts the values of Target to numeric values when creating the variable TargetNo?

Select one of the following:

TargetNo=input(Target,comma6.);
TargetNo=input(Target,comma7.);
TargetNo=put(Target,comma6.);
TargetNo=put(Target,comma7.);

Explanation

Question 80 of 200

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Which function calculates the average of the variables Var1, Var2, Var3, and Var4?

Select one of the following:

a. mean(Var1,Var4)
b. mean(Var1-Var4)
c. mean(of Var1,Var4)
d. mean(of Var1-Var4)

Explanation

Question 81 of 200

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Which assignment statement for Total correctly uses a SAS variable list and the SUM function to add the values for Year1, Year2, Year3, and Year4?

Select one of the following:

a. Total=sum(of Year1-Year4);
b. Total=sum(of Year2--Year4);
c. Total=sum(of Year:);
d. All of the above

Explanation

Question 82 of 200

1

Which function returns the greatest integer less than or equal to the argument?

Select one of the following:

a. CEIL
b. INT
c. FLOOR

Explanation

Question 83 of 200

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Which value is returned from the following statement?
x=int(7.89)

Select one of the following:

a. 7
b. 7.8
c. 8

Explanation

Question 84 of 200

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If the value of PctDec is -3.272, which statement will NOT return a value of -3 for Decrease?

Select one of the following:

Decrease=round(PctDec,1);
Decrease=ceil(PctDec);
Decrease=floor(PctDec);
Decrease=int(PctDec);

Explanation

Question 85 of 200

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Within the data set hrd.temp, PayRate is a character variable and Hours is a numeric variable. What happens when the following program is submitted?

data temp;
set hrd.temp;
Salary=PayRate*Hours;
run;

Select one of the following:

SAS converts the values of PayRate to numeric values. No message is written to the log.
SAS converts the values of PayRate to numeric values. A message is written to the log.
SAS converts the values of Hours to character values. A message is written to the log.

Explanation

Question 86 of 200

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Which of the following functions can convert the values of the numeric variable Level to character values?

Select one of the following:

put(Level,3.)
input(3.,Level)
put(3.,Level)
input(Level,3.)

Explanation

Question 87 of 200

1

A typical value for the numeric variable SiteNum is 12.3. Which statement correctly converts the values of SiteNum to character values when creating the variable Location?

Select one of the following:

Location=Dept||'/'||put(SiteNum, $3);
Location=Dept||'/'||put(SiteNum,4);
Location=Dept||'/'||put(SiteNum,3.1);
Location=Dept||'/'||put(SiteNum,4.1);

Explanation

Question 88 of 200

1

Which of the following functions converts the character values of Base to numeric values?

Select one of the following:

put(comma10.2,Base)
put(Base,comma10.2)
input(Base,comma10.2)
input(comma10.2, Base)

Explanation

Question 89 of 200

1

AvgSale=input(AvgSale,comma6.);

Select one of the following:

yes
no

Explanation

Question 90 of 200

1

Which of the following represents acceptable syntax for the PUTLOG statement. Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

putlog 'customer'=;
putlog 'Note: write this in the log';
putlog write this in the log;
putlog customer $quote13.;
putlog customer=;

Explanation

Question 91 of 200

1

What will this PUTLOG statement do?

Select one of the following:

write text to the log
write the values of all the variables to the log
write formatted values to the log
write all the logic errors to the log

Explanation

Question 92 of 200

1

Which of the following represents acceptable syntax for the END= option in the INFILE statement?

Select one of the following:

infile work.catalog end=last;
infile work.catalog end.last;
infile catalog end=last;
infile catalog end.last;

Explanation

Question 93 of 200

1

Is it acceptable to use the END= option in both SET and INFILE statements?

Select one of the following:

yes
no

Explanation

Question 94 of 200

1

When a logic error occurs, SAS writes an error message to the log.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 95 of 200

1

Which of the following is not a task of the PUTLOG statement?

Select one of the following:

Write text to the log.
Write formatted values to the log.
Write all the logic errors to the log.
Write the values of all the variables to the log.

Explanation

Question 96 of 200

1

The variable Title is 22 characters long. One of the values for Title is My House on the Lane. Which of the following statements would provide the full value of the variable in the log if the data included two leading spaces?

Select one of the following:

putlog Title $quote20.;
putlog Title $quote22.;
putlog Title $quote30.;

Explanation

Question 97 of 200

1

The END= option in the SET or INFILE statement indicates that SAS should process the last observation.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 98 of 200

1

When you submit the following program, what will be listed in the log?

data work.holdings;
set work.catalog end=last;
if _n_=1 then
putlog 'books';
if last then do;
putlog 'last of books';
putlog _all_;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

Books, last of books, and the values of all the variables for the last observation
Books, last of books, and the values for all the variables in all observations
The values of all the variables for the last observation

Explanation

Question 99 of 200

1

Select the DO WHILE statement that would generate the same result as the program below.

data work.invest;
Capital=100000;
do until(Capital gt 500000);
Year+1;
Capital+(Capital*.10);
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

do while(Capital ge 500000);
do while(Capital=500000);
do while(Capital le 500000);
do while(Capital>500000);

Explanation

Question 100 of 200

1

How many times does this DO loop execute?

data work.test;
x=15;
do while(x<12);
x+1;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

0
1
12
x

Explanation

Question 101 of 200

1

What is the value of X at the completion of the DATA step?

data work.test;
x=15;
do while(x<12);
x+1;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

12
15
16
unknkown

Explanation

Question 102 of 200

1

In the example below, the variable X is summed during each iteration of the DO loop. What is the value of X at the completion of this DATA step?

data test;
do i=1 to 5;
do j=1 to 4;
x+1;
end;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

0
5
20
21

Explanation

Question 103 of 200

1

Which statement is false regarding nested DO loops?

Select one of the following:

Each DO statement must have a corresponding END statement.
Each DO loop must have its own index variable.
Each DO loop must use the same increment value.
Each DO loop can contain iterated SAS statements.

Explanation

Question 104 of 200

1

During each execution of the following DO loop, the value of Earned is calculated and is added to its previous value. How many times does this DO loop execute?

data finance.earnings;
Amount=1000;
Rate=.075/12;
do Month=1 to 12;
Earned+(Amount+Earned)*Rate;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

0
1
12
13

Explanation

Question 105 of 200

1

In the data set invest, what would be the stored value for Year?

data invest;
do Year=2008 to 2012;
Capital+5000;
Capital+(Capital*.03);
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

. missing
2008
2012
2013

Explanation

Question 106 of 200

1

What is the value of X at the completion of the DATA step?

data test;
x=15;
do while(x>12);
x+1;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

12
15
16
This loop executes infinitely

Explanation

Question 107 of 200

1

In the following DATA step, how many times does the inner DO loop execute?

data invest;
do Year=2008 to 2012;
Capital+5000;
do Quarter=1 to 4;
Capital+(Capital*.03);
end;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

4
8
16
20

Explanation

Question 108 of 200

1

Based on this DATA step, how many observations will the earnings data set contain?

data earnings;
Earned=0;
do Count=1 to 12;
Earned+(Amount+Earned)*(Rate/12);
output;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

0
1
12
13

Explanation

Question 109 of 200

1

Which of the following statements will not execute a DO loop?

Select one of the following:

do i=8, 10, 4, 14;
do i=.30 to .20 by -.1;
do i=(x+10) to x;
do i=-1 to -3 by -1;

Explanation

Question 110 of 200

1

How many times does the DO loop execute for the first iteration of the DATA step?

Select one of the following:

1
5
3
4

Explanation

Question 111 of 200

1

How many times does this DO loop execute?

data test;
x=15;
do until(x>12);
x+1;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

0
1
12
unknown

Explanation

Question 112 of 200

1

What is the value of X at the completion of the DATA step?

data test;
x=15;
do until(x>12);
x+1;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

12
15
16
unknown

Explanation

Question 113 of 200

1

Which statement about SAS arrays is true?

Select one of the following:

When you create an array in one DATA step, you can reference it by name in another DATA step.
An array can contain a mixture of numeric and character variables if they are explicitly named.
An array exists only for the duration of the DATA step.
It is a good practice to name the array the same name as one of the variables in the array

Explanation

Question 114 of 200

1

Which of the following ARRAY statements is correct?

Select one of the following:

array{*} Ans1-Ans10;
array quiz{6} Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7;
array fruit{*} Apples Pears Grapes Bananas Oranges;
quiz array{7} Q1-Q6;

Explanation

Question 115 of 200

1

The trial data set contains five numeric variables that store data collected during an experimental trial. Which ARRAY statement groups the variables T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5 into an array named test?

Select one of the following:

array test{*} T1 T2 T3 T4 T5;
array test{5} T1-T5;
array test{*} _numeric_;
all of the above

Explanation

Question 116 of 200

1

Which DO loop completes the program so that the values stored in the variables Weight1-Weight8 are converted from kilograms to pounds?

data hrd.convert;
set hrd.fitclass;
array wt{*} Weight1-Weight8;
_

___
run;

Select one of the following:

do i=1 to 8;
wt{i}=wt{i}*2.2046;
end;
do i=1 to *;
wt[i]=wt[i]*2.2046;
end;
do i=1 to 8;
Weight{i}=Weight{i}*2.2046;
end;

Explanation

Question 117 of 200

1

Which ARRAY statement creates the numeric variables Comp1 through Comp25? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

array Comp{25};
array compute{25} Comp1-Comp25;
array comp{25} $;
array comp{*} Comp1-Comp25;

Explanation

Question 118 of 200

1

Which ARRAY statement correctly defines a temporary lookup table named country with three elements that are initialized to AU, NZ, and US?

Select one of the following:

array country{3} _temporary_ ('AU','NZ','US');
array country{3} $ 2 _temporary_ (AU,NZ,US);
array country{3} $ 2 _temporary_ ('AU','NZ','US');

Explanation

Question 119 of 200

1

Which statement is false regarding an ARRAY statement?

Select one of the following:

It is an executable statement.
It can be used to create variables.
It must contain either all numeric or all character elements.
It must be used to define an array before the array name can be referenced.

Explanation

Question 120 of 200

1

What belongs within the braces of this ARRAY statement?

array contrib{?} qtr1-qtr4;

Select one of the following:

quarter
quarter*
1-4
4

Explanation

Question 121 of 200

1

Which of the following ARRAY statements is correct?

Select one or more of the following:

array grades{*} Q1 Q4 Q7 Q8 Q12 Q15;
array sites{3} $10;
array trials{*} _numeric_;
array exp{5} _temporary_ (93 85 77 69 61);
All of the above

Explanation

Question 122 of 200

1

What does the following ARRAY statement do?

array seed{*} _character_;

Select one of the following:

This statement creates a temporary array of character variables.
This statement creates an array of all previously defined character variables in the DATA step.
Nothing. This is not an accurate ARRAY statement.

Explanation

Question 123 of 200

1

For the program below, select the interative DO statement that processes all elements in the contrib array.

data work.contrib;
array contrib{4} qtr1-qtr4;
_____________
contrib{i}=contrib{i}*1.25;
end;
run;

Select one of the following:

do i=4;
do i=1 to 4;
do until i=4;
do while i le 4;

Explanation

Question 124 of 200

1

What is the value of the index variable that references Jul in the statements below?

array quarter{4} Jan Apr Jul Oct;
do i=1 to 4;
yeargoal=quarter{i}*1.2;
end;

Select one of the following:

1
2
3
4

Explanation

Question 125 of 200

1

Which statement below is false regarding the use of arrays to create variables?

Select one of the following:

The variables are added to the program data vector during the compilation of the DATA step.
You do not need to specify the array elements in the ARRAY statement.
By default, all character variables are assigned a length of eight.
Only character variables can be created.

Explanation

Question 126 of 200

1

Which of these data sets could be described as a narrow data set?

Select one of the following:

work.a
work.b

Explanation

Question 127 of 200

1

Which data set is more appropriate for using PROC FREQ to determine the number of donations made in each of the four quarters?

Select one of the following:

work.a
work.b

Explanation

Question 128 of 200

1

When using an array to restructure the data, how many array elements would you use if you wanted work.a to look like work.b?

Select one of the following:

1
3
4
5

Explanation

Question 129 of 200

1

Which of the following IF statements creates the non-matches seen in the combine data set?

Select one of the following:

if InProd=1 or InCost=1;
if InProd=0 or InCost=0;
if InProd=0 and InCost=0;

Explanation

Question 130 of 200

1

What are the names of the two temporary variables created by the BY statement in the code below?

data orderdata(keep=Customer_Name Quantity Total_Retail_Price)
noorders(keep=Customer_Name Birth_Date);
merge orion.customer
work.orders_2007(in=order);
by Customer_ID;
if order=1 then output orderdata;
else output noorders;
run;

Select one of the following:

FIRST.Order, LAST.Order
FIRST.Customer, LAST.Customer
FIRST.Customer_ID, LAST.Customer_ID

Explanation

Question 131 of 200

1

Which statements correctly access the Supplier worksheet in the Excel workbook?

Select one of the following:

libname bonus "&path/BonusGift.xls";

proc print data=bonus.Supplier;
run;
libname bonus "&path/BonusGift.xls";

proc print data=bonus.'Supplier$'n;
run;

Explanation

Question 132 of 200

1

Which statement is true concerning match-merging?

Select one of the following:

The MERGE statement must refer to permanent data sets.
The variables in the BY statement can be in only one of the data sets.
Only two data sets can be specified in the MERGE statement.
When you use the MERGE statement with the BY statement, the data must be sorted or indexed on the BY variable.

Explanation

Question 133 of 200

1

Which of the following data set options can be added to the MERGE statement to help identify data set contributors (that is, identify the matches)?

Select one of the following:

IN=
OBS=
RENAME=
MATCHES=

Explanation

Question 134 of 200

1

The following program will execute without errors:

data bonuses;
merge managers(in=M)
staff(in=S);
by EmpID;
if M=0 and S=1;
run;;

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 135 of 200

1

Which subsetting IF statement selects observations for subsequent processing only if all three input data sets contribute to the current observation?

data merged.flowers;
merge spring.roses(rename=(red=BrickRed) in=yellow)
spring.lilacs(in=purple)
spring.petunias(in=pink);
by ID;
_________________________
run;

Select one of the following:

if yellow=1 and purple=1 or pink=1;
if yellow=0 or purple=0 or pink=0;
if yellow=1 and purple=1 and pink=1;
if yellow=1 or purple=1 and pink=0;

Explanation

Question 136 of 200

1

The following program will execute without errors:

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 137 of 200

1

The following tables list the variables in three SAS data sets: a, b, and c. Can these three data sets be merged in one DATA step?

Select one of the following:

Yes
No

Explanation

Question 138 of 200

1

Which of the following LIBNAME statements correctly assigns the libref mymusic to the file AllMusic.xls, which is stored in the Entertainment directory of the C: drive on the Windows operating environment?

Select one of the following:

libname mymusic 'Allmusic.xls';
libname mymusic 'C:\Entertainment\Allmusic.xls';
libname mymusic 'C:\Entertainment\Allmusic';
libname mymusic 'C:\Entertainment\Allmusic' filetype='excel';

Explanation

Question 139 of 200

1

The data sets ensemble.spring and ensemble.summer both contain a variable named Blue, and Blue is not the BY variable. Which program prevents the values of the variable Blue from being overwritten when you merge the two data sets?

Select one of the following:

data ensemble.merged;
merge ensemble.spring(keep=blue)
ensemble.summer;
by fabric;
run;
data ensemble.merged;
merge ensemble.spring(blue=navy)
ensemble.summer;
by fabric;
run;
data ensemble.merged;
merge ensemble.spring(rename=(blue=navy))
ensemble.summer;
by fabric;
run;

Explanation

Question 140 of 200

1

The variable Location appears in the three data sets represented below. Which value appears in the output data set when the three data sets are merged in the order shown?

Select one of the following:

. Florida
Canada
New York

Explanation

Question 141 of 200

1

Suppose the empinfo.bonuses data set contains the variables ID, Name, Office, Manager, Location, and Amount. Specify a data set option in the MERGE statement below to use only the variables ID, Name, and Amount in the data set.

data mergedata.emppay;
merge sales.reps(rename=(office=OfficeNumber))
empinfo.sales
empinfo.bonuses ___________________;
by ID;
run;

Select one of the following:

(drop=ID Name Amount)
(output ID Name Amount)
(keep=ID Name Amount)
(in=ID Name Amount)

Explanation

Question 142 of 200

1

The control data set that you use to create a format must contain variables that supply the same information as which of the following statements?

Select one of the following:

assignment
VALUE
INPUT
FORMAT

Explanation

Question 143 of 200

1

SAS stores formats as entries in which of the following?

Select one of the following:

SAS data sets
the SAS registry
SAS catalogs
SAS programs

Explanation

Question 144 of 200

1

Which of the following PROC FORMAT steps creates a format from the temporary data set citycode and saves the format to sasuser.formats?

Select one of the following:

proc format lib=work cntlin=sasuser.citycode;
run;
proc format lib=sasuser cntlin=citycode;
run;
proc format lib=work cntlin=citycode;
run;

Explanation

Question 145 of 200

1

Given the following OPTIONS statement, in what order will SAS search to find a user-defined format?

options fmtsearch=(rpt prod.newfmt);

Select one of the following:

work.formats→library.Prod→library.Newfmt
work.formats→library.formats→rpt.Formats→prod.Newfmt
rpt.Formats→prod.Newfmt→work.formats→library.formats

Explanation

Question 146 of 200

1

Given the following PROC FORMAT step, select the OPTIONS statement to submit before SAS can use the region format.

proc format lib=sasuser;
value region
1='North'
2='South'
3='East'
4='West'
run;

Select one of the following:

options fmtsearch=(sasuser);
options nofmterr;
options nofmterr fmtsearch=(work);

Explanation

Question 147 of 200

1

By default, the FMTERR system option is in effect. If you use a format that SAS cannot load, SAS issues an error message and stops processing the step.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 148 of 200

1

Which of the following statements can you add to this PROC FORMAT step to document all of the formats in the sasuser.formats catalog except the $geoarea and geopop formats?

proc format lib=sasuser fmtlib;
___________________________
run;

Select one of the following:

select geoarea. geopop.;
exclude geoarea. geopop.;
select $geoarea geopop;
exclude $geoarea geopop;
exclude $geoarea. geopop.;

Explanation

Question 149 of 200

1

Which option do you use with PROC FORMAT to document the format in a particular format catalog?

Select one of the following:

FMTSEARCH=
FMTERR
CATALOG
FMTLIB

Explanation

Question 150 of 200

1

Which PROC FORMAT option do you use to create a SAS data set from a format?

Select one of the following:

. CNTLIN=
LIBRARY=
CNTLOUT=
FMTLIB=

Explanation

Question 151 of 200

1

By default, user-defined formats are stored in a temporary catalog named work.formats and are deleted at the end of your SAS session.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 152 of 200

1

Which PROC FORMAT statement option is used to create a permanent format?

Select one of the following:

CNTLIN=
FMTLIB=
LIBRARY=
CNTLOUT=

Explanation

Question 153 of 200

1

The variables FmtName, Start, and Label are required in order to create a format from an input control data set.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 154 of 200

1

Given the following OPTIONS statement, in what order will SAS search to find a user-defined format?

options fmtsearch=(orion.MyFmts);

Select one of the following:

orion.MyFmts only
work.formats→orion.MyFmts→library.formats
work.formats→library.formats→orion.MyFmts
orion.MyFmts→work.formats→library.formats

Explanation

Question 155 of 200

1

Which statement best describes the purpose of the output control data set?

Select one of the following:

The output control data set enables you to output one value for one observation that contains the information about the format.
The output control data set enables you to output formats without writing VALUE statement in the PROC FORMAT step.
The output control data set contains information that describes formats. It is the data set that is created with the CNTLIN= option in the PROC FORMAT statement.
The output control data set contains information that describes formats. It is the data set that is created with the CNTLOUT= option in the PROC FORMAT statement.

Explanation

Question 156 of 200

1

When the NOFMTERR system option is in effect, what happens when SAS encounters a format it can't locate?

Select one of the following:

SAS creates the format in the default work.formats directory and continues processing.
SAS substitutes the $w. or w. format and continues processing.
SAS stops processing and writes an error message to the log.
SAS skips processing at that step and continues with the next step, and writes a note to the log.

Explanation

Question 157 of 200

1

Which statement is true concerning the FMTLIB option in PROC FORMAT when generating a report for permanent formats?

Select one of the following:

The FMTLIB option in PROC FORMAT prints information about all permanent formats in your SAS session.
The FMTLIB option in PROC FORMAT prints information about all of the formats in the work.formats catalog.
The FMTLIB option in PROC FORMAT prints information about all of the formats in the LIBRARY.FORMATS option.
The FMTLIB option in PROC FORMAT prints information about all formats in the catalog that is specified in the LIBRARY= option.

Explanation

Question 158 of 200

1

Which procedure enables you to manage a SAS catalog?

Select one of the following:

PROC COPY
PROC CATMOD
PROC CATALOG
PROC CONTENTS

Explanation

Question 159 of 200

1

In which location can you not use a FORMAT?

Select one of the following:

PUT statement
TITLE statement
FORMAT= option
FORMAT statement

Explanation

Question 160 of 200

1

Which value statement correctly creates a nested format definition?

Select one of the following:

value $country
' '='Not Available'
other=[$country30.];
value $extra
' '='Not Available'
other=[$country30.];

Explanation

Question 161 of 200

1

Which statement about PROC SQL is false?

Select one of the following:

PROC SQL stops running only when SAS encounters a QUIT statement.
A PROC SQL step can contain more than one SELECT statement.
A PROC SQL step creates a report by default.
When you use PROC SQL to join tables, you do not need to presort the input tables

Explanation

Question 162 of 200

1

Which code creates a report that displays two columns from orion.donate? (Assume that the orion library is already defined.)

Select one of the following:

proc sql;
from orion.donate
select Employee_ID, Amount;
quit;
proc sql;
select Employee_ID, Amount
from orion.donate;
quit;
proc sql;
select Employee_ID Amount
from orion.donate;
quit;
proc sql;
select Employee_ID, Amount;
from orion.donate;
quit;

Explanation

Question 163 of 200

1

Which PROC SQL step creates only an output table named clinic.bills?

Select one of the following:

proc sql;
create table clinic.bills;
select ID, Date, Fee
from clinic.admit;
quit;
proc sql;
create table clinic.bills as
select ID, Date, Fee
from clinic.admit;
quit;
proc sql;
select ID, Date, Fee
from clinic.admit
create table as clinic.bills;
quit;

Explanation

Question 164 of 200

1

The tables Orion.customer and orion.country both store country abbreviations in a column named Country. The other columns have unique names. In a PROC SQL step, which SELECT statement correctly joins the two tables on matching values of Country?

Select one of the following:

select Customer_ID, Country, Country_Name
from orion.customer, orion.country
where Country = Country;
select Customer_ID, Country, Country_Name
from orion.customer, orion.country
where customer.Country = country.Country;
select Customer_ID, customer.Country, Country_Name
from orion.customer, orion.country
where country.Country = customer.Country;

Explanation

Question 165 of 200

1

This PROC SQL step joins two tables that have only the column Student_Name in common. Which FROM clause correctly completes this step? Select all that apply.

proc sql;
select r.Student_Name,
Course_Number,
Balance
___________________
where r.Student_Name=
s.Student_Name;
quit;

Select one or more of the following:

from school.register as r,
school.students as s
from school.register as r,
school.students s
from school.students as s,
school.register as r
from school.students as
s.students,
school.register as
r.register

Explanation

Question 166 of 200

1

PROC SQL stops running when it encounters which of the following?

Select one of the following:

Semicolon
FROM clause
RUN statement
QUIT statement
A second SELECT statement

Explanation

Question 167 of 200

1

In this PROC SQL step, which clause or clauses are written incorrectly?

proc sql;
select Employee_ID
Name
Dependents
from orion.employees
where Salary < 50000;
quit;

Select one of the following:

FROM
WHERE
SELECT

Explanation

Question 168 of 200

1

When you are joining tables using PROC SQL, you never use a WHERE clause.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 169 of 200

1

Which code fragment correctly completes the WHERE clause in this PROC SQL step joining the two tables by Policy?

proc sql;
select claims.Policy,
Claim_Num,
Dependents
from insurance.claims
insurance.accounts
where _=
_;
quit;

Select one of the following:

Policy=Policy
claims.Policy=accounts.Policy
claims.Policy=insurance.Policy
insurance.Policy=insurance.Policy

Explanation

Question 170 of 200

1

In the SELECT statement, when is a WHERE clause required?

Select one of the following:

always
only when querying one table
only when joining tables
never

Explanation

Question 171 of 200

1

Airline.expenses and airline.revenue both have 30 rows, and one column in common named Flight_ID. Each row in the first table has a value of Flight_ID that matches the Flight_ID value in one and only one row in the second table. When you run this PROC SQL program, how many rows appear in the result set?

proc sql;
select expenses.Flight_ID,
Amount, Date
from airline.expenses,
airline.revenue;
quit;

Select one of the following:

0
30
60
900

Explanation

Question 172 of 200

1

The tables orion.orders and orion.customers have the common column Customer_ID. What output does this program generate?

proc sql;
select Order_ID,
Customer_ID,
Order_Type
from orion.orders;
select Customer_ID,
Customer_Age_Group,
Order_Type
from orion.customers;
quit;

Select one of the following:

no output
one report that contains a Cartesian product
two reports that contain query results
two reports and two output data sets

Explanation

Question 173 of 200

1

Will this PROC SQL step run?

proc sql;
select SaleDate
from company.sales
where SaleAmt>500;
quit;

Select one of the following:

YES
NO

Explanation

Question 174 of 200

1

The table insurance.claims contains the columns Policy, Claim_Num, and Status. The table insurance.accounts also contains the column Policy. These two tables are not sorted. Will this PROC SQL step create a report?

proc sql;
select accounts.Policy,
Claim_Num,
Status
from insurance.claims,
insurance.accounts
where accounts.Policy =
claims.Policy;
quit;

Select one of the following:

Yes
No, because the FROM clause lists the tables in the wrong order.
No, because the input tables were not sorted first.
No, because some of the columns in the SELECT clause are not qualified.
No, because this program creates an output table instead of a report.

Explanation

Question 175 of 200

1

Which code fragment completes the FROM clause in this PROC SQL step?

proc sql;
select x.Policy,
Claim_Num,
Status
from insurance.claims ___
insurance.accounts x
where x.Policy =
y.Policy;
quit;

Select one of the following:

x
x,
y
y,
c

Explanation

Question 176 of 200

1

Which of the following statements about the SAS macro facility are true?

Select one of the following:

The SAS macro facility enables you to package text into units that have names.
The SAS macro facility enables you to improve your efficiency as a SAS programmer.
The SAS macro facility includes its own language, which is called the SAS macro language.
All of the above

Explanation

Question 177 of 200

1

Which of the following statements is true about macro variables?

Select one of the following:

SAS assigns names and values to automatic macro variables; the programmer assigns names and values to user-defined macro variables.
Neither automatic nor user-defined macro variables are part of a SAS data set.
Both automatic and user-defined macro variables can only have values that are text strings.
All of the above

Explanation

Question 178 of 200

1

Which of the following macro variable references will the macro processor correctly interpret? Select all that apply.

Select one or more of the following:

proc print data=mydata;
where sales >= &total;
run;
proc print data=&mydata;
run;
title 'Totals for &Month';
proc print data=mydata;
run;

Explanation

Question 179 of 200

1

What is the value and length of the macro variable fname, based on the %LET statement shown below?

%let fname= Marie

Select one of the following:

11
5
6

Explanation

Question 180 of 200

1

What is the value and length of the macro variable name, based on the %LET statement shown below?

%let name="Marie Hudson";

Select one of the following:

14
12
13

Explanation

Question 181 of 200

1

What is the value and length of the macro variable total, based on the %LET statement shown below?

%let total=10+2;

Select one of the following:

Value
Length
(missing value)
0
Value
Length
12
2
Value
Length
10+2
4

Explanation

Question 182 of 200

1

Which of the following statements or programs does not correctly display the value of the macro variable month to the SAS log?

Select one of the following:

options &month;
proc print data=&month;
run;
%put &month;
options symbolgen;
proc print data=&month;
run
%put the macro variable Month has the value &month;

Explanation

Question 183 of 200

1

What does the SAS macro facility include?

Select one of the following:

a. the SAS macro compiler
b. the SAS macro processor
c. the SAS macro debugger
d. the SAS macro language
b and d

Explanation

Question 184 of 200

1

What is the benefit of using the SAS macro facility?

Select one of the following:

The SAS macro facility enables you to reduce the amount of text you must enter in your programs
The SAS macro facility enables you to write programs that are easily modified and customized.
The SAS macro facility enable you to automatically reference system information in your programs.
all of the above

Explanation

Question 185 of 200

1

Which statement correctly defines a SAS macro variable?

Select one of the following:

A SAS macro variable is a data set variable whose value depends on the observation that is being processed.
A SAS macro variable is independent of a SAS data set and contains a text string. The value of the macro variable remains constant until you change it.

Explanation

Question 186 of 200

1

Which program correctly references the automatic macro variable SYSDATE?

Select one of the following:

title "June Totals as of &sysdate"; data sales.juntot; set sales.total; if month=6 and year=2008; run;
title "June Totals as of sysdate"; data sales.juntot; set sales.juntot; if month=6 and year=2008; run;

Explanation

Question 187 of 200

1

Which of the following statements creates a macro variable named rate that has a value of 23?

Select one of the following:

let rate="23";
&let rate=23;
%let rate=23;
%let rate="23";

Explanation

Question 188 of 200

1

What is the value of the macro variable rate after this statement is processed?
%let rate=4+3;

Select one of the following:

7
4+3
_NULL_

Explanation

Question 189 of 200

1

What is the result of including the following line in your program?

options symbolgen;

Select one of the following:

Messages about macro variable resolution are listed in the program output.
Messages about macro variable resolution are suppressed in the program output
Messages about macro variable resolution are written to the SAS log.
Messages about macro variable resolution are suppressed in the SAS log.

Explanation

Question 190 of 200

1

Which assignment statement sets the value of Day to a text string that contains the day of the week that the current SAS session began?

Select one of the following:

Day=sysday;
Day=&sysday;
Day='&sysday';
Day="&sysday";

Explanation

Question 191 of 200

1

. When you submit a program that includes references to macro variables, when does SAS replace those references with macro variable values?

Select one of the following:

before compilation of the program
during compilation of the program
after compilation but before execution of the program
during execution of the program

Explanation

Question 192 of 200

1

Which of the following is NOT a valid name for a user-defined macro variable?

Select one of the following:

month
_year
sysver
total_sales

Explanation

Question 193 of 200

1

Which of the following lists the steps in the programming process correctly?

Select one of the following:

a.
1. Write a SAS program.
2. Debug or modify.
3. Run the program.
4. Review the results.
5. Define the business need.
b.
1. Define the business need.
2. Write a SAS program.
3. Run the program.
4. Review the results.
5. Debug or modify.

Explanation

Question 194 of 200

1

Are raw data files created only by SAS?

Select one of the following:

Yes
No

Explanation

Question 195 of 200

1

Using SAS, you can read many kinds of data.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 196 of 200

1

What does a SAS program file contain?

Select one of the following:

SAS programming code
data specific to SAS
an embedded Excel worksheet

Explanation

Question 197 of 200

1

Are SAS data sets created only by SAS?

Select one of the following:

Yes
No

Explanation

Question 198 of 200

1

Can a SAS program be saved and reused?

Select one of the following:

Yes
No

Explanation

Question 199 of 200

1

How many step boundaries does this program contain?

data work.staff;
length First_Name $ 12
Last_Name $ 18
Job_Title $ 25;
infile "&path/newemployees.csv" dlm=',';
input First_Name $ Last_Name$
Job_Title $ Salary;
run;
proc print data=work.staff;
run;
proc means data=work.staff;
var Salary;
run;

Select one of the following:

four
five
six
seven

Explanation

Question 200 of 200

1

Which of the following is a SAS syntax requirement?

Select one of the following:

Begin each statement in column one.
Put only one statement on each line.
Separate each step with a line space.
End each statement with a semicolon.
Put a RUN statement after every DATA or PROC step.

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