The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.total;
set work.salary(keep = department wagerate);
by department;
if first.department then payroll = 0;
payroll + wagerate;
if last.department;
run;
The SAS data set named WORK.SALARY contains 10 observations for each department, currently ordered by DEPARTMENT.
Which one of the following is true regarding the program above?
A. The BY statement in the DATA step causes a syntax error.
B. FIRST.DEPARTMENT and LAST.DEPARTMENT are variables in the WORK.TOTAL data set.
C. The values of the variable PAYROLL represent the total for each department in the WORK.SALARY data set.
D. The values of the variable PAYROLL represent a total for all values of WAGERATE in the WORK.SALARY data set.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Q29
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data test;
set sasdata.chemists (keep = job_code);
if job_code = 'chem3' then description = 'Senior Chemist';
run;
The variable JOB_CODE is a character variable with a length of 6 bytes.
Which one of the following is the length of the variable DESCRIPTION in the output data set?
A. 6 bytes
B. 8 bytes
C. 14 bytes
D. 200 bytes
libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data test;
set sasdata.chemists (keep = job_code);
if job_code = 'chem3' then description = 'Senior Chemist';
run;
The variable JOB_CODE is a character variable with a length of 6 bytes.
Which one of the following is the length of the variable DESCRIPTION in the output data set?
A. 6 bytes
B. 8 bytes
C. 14 bytes
D. 200 bytes
Q28
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.accounting;
set work.dept1 work.dept2;
run;
A character variable named JOBCODE is contained in both the WORK.DEPT1 and WORK.DEPT2 SAS data sets. The variable JOBCODE has a length of 5 in the WORK.DEPT1 data set and a length of 7 in the WORK.DEPT2 data set.
Which one of the following is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
data work.accounting;
set work.dept1 work.dept2;
run;
A character variable named JOBCODE is contained in both the WORK.DEPT1 and WORK.DEPT2 SAS data sets. The variable JOBCODE has a length of 5 in the WORK.DEPT1 data set and a length of 7 in the WORK.DEPT2 data set.
Which one of the following is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12
Q27
The following SAS DATA step is submitted:
data work.accounting;
set work.department;
length jobcode $ 12;
run;
The WORK.DEPARTMENT SAS data set contains a character variable named JOBCODE with a length of 5. Which one of the following is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 12
D. The length cannot be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.
data work.accounting;
set work.department;
length jobcode $ 12;
run;
The WORK.DEPARTMENT SAS data set contains a character variable named JOBCODE with a length of 5. Which one of the following is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 12
D. The length cannot be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Q26
Which one of the following SAS statements renames two variables?
A. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode) (sal = salary));
B. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode sal = salary));
C. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = jcode = jobcode sal = salary);
D. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode jobcode) (sal salary));
A. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode) (sal = salary));
B. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode sal = salary));
C. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = jcode = jobcode sal = salary);
D. set work.dept1 work.dept2(rename = (jcode jobcode) (sal salary));
Q25
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.company;
set work.dept1(keep = jobcode) work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode));
run;
Which one of the following is the result?
A. The variable JCODE is written to the output data set.
B. The variable JOBCODE is written to the output data set.
C. Neither variable JCODE nor JOBCODE is written to the output data set.
D. The program fails to execute due to errors.
data work.company;
set work.dept1(keep = jobcode) work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode));
run;
Which one of the following is the result?
A. The variable JCODE is written to the output data set.
B. The variable JOBCODE is written to the output data set.
C. Neither variable JCODE nor JOBCODE is written to the output data set.
D. The program fails to execute due to errors.
Q24
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.passengers;
if OrigPassengers = . then OrigPassengers = 100;
TransPassengers = 100;
OrigPassengers = .;
NonPaying = 10;
TotalPassengers = sum (OrigPassengers, TransPassengers);
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the TOTALPASSENGERS variable in the output data set?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 200
D. . (missing numeric value)
data work.passengers;
if OrigPassengers = . then OrigPassengers = 100;
TransPassengers = 100;
OrigPassengers = .;
NonPaying = 10;
TotalPassengers = sum (OrigPassengers, TransPassengers);
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the TOTALPASSENGERS variable in the output data set?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 200
D. . (missing numeric value)
Q23
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.passengers;
if OrigPassengers = . then OrigPassengers = 100;
TransPassengers = 100;
OrigPassengers = .;
NonPaying = 10;
TotalPassengers = OrigPassengers + TransPassengers;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the TOTALPASSENGERS variable in the output data set?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 200
D. . (missing numeric value)
data work.passengers;
if OrigPassengers = . then OrigPassengers = 100;
TransPassengers = 100;
OrigPassengers = .;
NonPaying = 10;
TotalPassengers = OrigPassengers + TransPassengers;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the TOTALPASSENGERS variable in the output data set?
A. 100
B. 110
C. 200
D. . (missing numeric value)
Q22
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.staff;
JobCategory = 'FA';
JobLevel = '1';
JobCategory = JobCategory || JobLevel;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable JOBCATEGORY in the output data set?
A. FA
B. FA1
C. FA 1
D. ' ' (missing character value)
data work.staff;
JobCategory = 'FA';
JobLevel = '1';
JobCategory = JobCategory || JobLevel;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable JOBCATEGORY in the output data set?
A. FA
B. FA1
C. FA 1
D. ' ' (missing character value)
Q21
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.one;
x = 3;
y = 2;
z = x ** y;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable Z in the output data set?
A. 6
B. 9
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. The program fails to execute due to errors.
data work.one;
x = 3;
y = 2;
z = x ** y;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable Z in the output data set?
A. 6
B. 9
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. The program fails to execute due to errors.
Q20
The SAS data set named WORK.TEST is listed below:
capacity airplanetype staff
150 Large 10
Which one of the following SAS programs created this data set?
A. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then airplanetype = 'Large' and staff = 10;
else airplanetype = 'Small' and staff = 5;
run;
B. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then do;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
end;
else do;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
end;
run;
C. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then do;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
else do;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
end;
run;
D. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
else;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
run;
capacity airplanetype staff
150 Large 10
Which one of the following SAS programs created this data set?
A. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then airplanetype = 'Large' and staff = 10;
else airplanetype = 'Small' and staff = 5;
run;
B. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then do;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
end;
else do;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
end;
run;
C. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then do;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
else do;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
end;
run;
D. data work.test;
capacity = 150;
if 100 le capacity le 200 then;
airplanetype = 'Small';
staff = 5;
else;
airplanetype = 'Large';
staff = 10;
run;
Q19
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.flights;
destination = 'cph';
select(destination);
when('LHR') city = 'London';
when('CPH') city = 'Copenhagen';
otherwise city = 'Other';
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the CITY variable?
A. Other
B. Copenh
C. Copenhagen
D. ' ' (missing character value)
data work.flights;
destination = 'cph';
select(destination);
when('LHR') city = 'London';
when('CPH') city = 'Copenhagen';
otherwise city = 'Other';
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the CITY variable?
A. Other
B. Copenh
C. Copenhagen
D. ' ' (missing character value)
Q18
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.flights;
destination = 'CPH';
select(destination);
when('LHR') city = 'London';
when('CPH') city = 'Copenhagen';
otherwise;
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the CITY variable?
A. London
B. Copenh
C. Copenhagen
D. ' ' (missing character value)
data work.flights;
destination = 'CPH';
select(destination);
when('LHR') city = 'London';
when('CPH') city = 'Copenhagen';
otherwise;
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the CITY variable?
A. London
B. Copenh
C. Copenhagen
D. ' ' (missing character value)
Q17
The SAS data set EMPLOYEE_INFO is listed below:
IDNumber Expenses
2542 100.00
3612 133.15
2198 234.34
2198 111.12
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = employee_info;
run;
Which one of the following BY statements completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by descending expense values within each descending IDNUMBER value?
A. by descending IDNumber Expenses;
B. by (IDNumber Expenses) descending;
C. by IDNumber descending Expenses descending;
D. by descending IDNumber descending Expenses;
IDNumber Expenses
2542 100.00
3612 133.15
2198 234.34
2198 111.12
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = employee_info;
run;
Which one of the following BY statements completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by descending expense values within each descending IDNUMBER value?
A. by descending IDNumber Expenses;
B. by (IDNumber Expenses) descending;
C. by IDNumber descending Expenses descending;
D. by descending IDNumber descending Expenses;
Q16
The SAS data set QTR1_REVENUE is listed below:
destination revenue
YYZ 53634
FRA 62129
FRA 75962
RDU 76254
YYZ 82174
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = qtr1_revenue;
by destination descending revenue;
run;
Which one of the following represents the first observation in the output data set?
A. destination revenue
YYZ 82174
B. destination revenue
YYZ 53634
C. destination revenue
FRA 62129
D. destination revenue
FRA 75962
destination revenue
YYZ 53634
FRA 62129
FRA 75962
RDU 76254
YYZ 82174
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = qtr1_revenue;
by destination descending revenue;
run;
Which one of the following represents the first observation in the output data set?
A. destination revenue
YYZ 82174
B. destination revenue
YYZ 53634
C. destination revenue
FRA 62129
D. destination revenue
FRA 75962
Q15
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname company 'SAS-data-library';
proc sort data = company.payroll;
by EmployeeIDNumber;
run;
Write access has been granted to the COMPANY library.
Which one of the following represents how the observations are sorted?
A. COMPANY.PAYROLL is recreated in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
B. COMPANY.PAYROLL is stored in original order, and a new data set PAYROLL is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
C. COMPANY.PAYROLL is stored in original order, and a new data set
COMPANY.PAYROLLSORTED is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
D. COMPANY.PAYROLL is recreated in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber, and a new data set PAYROLL is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
libname company 'SAS-data-library';
proc sort data = company.payroll;
by EmployeeIDNumber;
run;
Write access has been granted to the COMPANY library.
Which one of the following represents how the observations are sorted?
A. COMPANY.PAYROLL is recreated in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
B. COMPANY.PAYROLL is stored in original order, and a new data set PAYROLL is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
C. COMPANY.PAYROLL is stored in original order, and a new data set
COMPANY.PAYROLLSORTED is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
D. COMPANY.PAYROLL is recreated in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber, and a new data set PAYROLL is created in sorted order by EmployeeIDNumber.
Q14
The SAS data set EMPLOYEE_INFO is listed below:
IDNumber Expenses
2542 100.00
3612 133.15
2198 234.34
2198 111.12
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = employee_info;
run;
Which one of the following BY statements completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by ascending expense values within each ascending IDNUMBER value?
A. by Expenses IDNumber;
B. by IDNumber Expenses;
C. by ascending (IDNumber Expenses);
D. by ascending IDNumber ascending Expenses;
IDNumber Expenses
2542 100.00
3612 133.15
2198 234.34
2198 111.12
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = employee_info;
run;
Which one of the following BY statements completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by ascending expense values within each ascending IDNUMBER value?
A. by Expenses IDNumber;
B. by IDNumber Expenses;
C. by ascending (IDNumber Expenses);
D. by ascending IDNumber ascending Expenses;
Q13
The SAS data set WORK.AWARDS is listed below:
fname points
Amy 2
Amy 1
Gerard 3
Wang 3
Wang 1
Wang 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = work.awards;
by descending fname points;
run;
Which one of the following represents how the observations are sorted?
A. Wang 3
Gerard 3
Wang 2
Amy 2
Wang 1
Amy 1
B. Wang 3
Wang 2
Wang 1
Gerard 3
Amy 2
Amy 1
C. Wang 3
Wang 1
Wang 2
Gerard 3
Amy 2
Amy 1
D. Wang 1
Wang 2
Wang 3
Gerard 3
Amy 1
Amy 2
fname points
Amy 2
Amy 1
Gerard 3
Wang 3
Wang 1
Wang 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = work.awards;
by descending fname points;
run;
Which one of the following represents how the observations are sorted?
A. Wang 3
Gerard 3
Wang 2
Amy 2
Wang 1
Amy 1
B. Wang 3
Wang 2
Wang 1
Gerard 3
Amy 2
Amy 1
C. Wang 3
Wang 1
Wang 2
Gerard 3
Amy 2
Amy 1
D. Wang 1
Wang 2
Wang 3
Gerard 3
Amy 1
Amy 2
Q11
The observations in the SAS data set WORK.TEST are ordered by the values of the variable SALARY.
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = work.test out = work.testsorted;
by name;
run;
Which one of the following is the result of the SAS program?
A. The data set WORK.TEST is stored in ascending order by values of the NAME variable.
B. The data set WORK.TEST is stored in descending order by values of the NAME variable.
C. The data set WORK.TESTSORTED is stored in ascending order by values of the NAME variable.
D. The data set WORK.TESTSORTED is stored in descending order by values of the NAME variable.
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = work.test out = work.testsorted;
by name;
run;
Which one of the following is the result of the SAS program?
A. The data set WORK.TEST is stored in ascending order by values of the NAME variable.
B. The data set WORK.TEST is stored in descending order by values of the NAME variable.
C. The data set WORK.TESTSORTED is stored in ascending order by values of the NAME variable.
D. The data set WORK.TESTSORTED is stored in descending order by values of the NAME variable.
Q10
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the name of a SAS array?
A. It is saved with the data set.
B. It can be used in procedures.
C. It exists only for the duration of the DATA step.
D. It can be the same as the name of a variable in the data set.
A. It is saved with the data set.
B. It can be used in procedures.
C. It exists only for the duration of the DATA step.
D. It can be the same as the name of a variable in the data set.
Q9
The following SAS program is submitted:
data stats;
set revenue;
array weekly{5} mon tue wed thu fri;
total = weekly{i} * .25;
output;
end;
run;
Which one of the following DO statements completes the program and processes the elements of the WEEKLY array?
A. do i = 1 to 5;
B. do weekly{i} = 1 to 5;
C. do i = mon tue wed thu fri;
D. A DO loop cannot be used because the variables referenced do not end in a digit.
data stats;
set revenue;
array weekly{5} mon tue wed thu fri;
total = weekly{i} * .25;
output;
end;
run;
Which one of the following DO statements completes the program and processes the elements of the WEEKLY array?
A. do i = 1 to 5;
B. do weekly{i} = 1 to 5;
C. do i = mon tue wed thu fri;
D. A DO loop cannot be used because the variables referenced do not end in a digit.
Q8
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.test;
array agents{4} $ 12 sales1 - sales4;
run;
Which one of the following represents the variables that are contained in the output data set?
A. SALES1, SALES2, SALES3, SALES4
B. AGENTS1, AGENTS2, AGENTS3, AGENTS4
C. None, the DATA step fails because the ARRAY statement can reference only numeric data.
D. None, the DATA step fails because the ARRAY statement can reference only pre-existing variables.
data work.test;
array agents{4} $ 12 sales1 - sales4;
run;
Which one of the following represents the variables that are contained in the output data set?
A. SALES1, SALES2, SALES3, SALES4
B. AGENTS1, AGENTS2, AGENTS3, AGENTS4
C. None, the DATA step fails because the ARRAY statement can reference only numeric data.
D. None, the DATA step fails because the ARRAY statement can reference only pre-existing variables.
Q12
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.test;
set work.staff (keep = jansales febsales marsales);
array diff_sales{3} difsales1 - difsales3;
array monthly{3} jansales febsales marsales;
run;
Which one of the following represents the new variables that are created?
A. JANSALES, FEBSALES and MARSALES
B. MONTHLY1, MONTHLY2 and MONTHLY3
C. DIFSALES1, DIFSALES2 and DIFSALES3
D. DIFF_SALES1, DIFF_SALES2 and DIFF_SALES3
data work.test;
set work.staff (keep = jansales febsales marsales);
array diff_sales{3} difsales1 - difsales3;
array monthly{3} jansales febsales marsales;
run;
Which one of the following represents the new variables that are created?
A. JANSALES, FEBSALES and MARSALES
B. MONTHLY1, MONTHLY2 and MONTHLY3
C. DIFSALES1, DIFSALES2 and DIFSALES3
D. DIFF_SALES1, DIFF_SALES2 and DIFF_SALES3
Q7
On which portion(s) of a SAS data set does the PRINT procedure report?
A. the data portion only
B. the descriptor portion only
C. the descriptor portion and the data portion
D. neither the data portion nor the descriptor portion
A. the data portion only
B. the descriptor portion only
C. the descriptor portion and the data portion
D. neither the data portion nor the descriptor portion
Q6
Which one of the following SAS procedures displays the data portion of a SAS data set?
A. PRINT
B. FSLIST
C. CONTENTS
D. DATASETS
A. PRINT
B. FSLIST
C. CONTENTS
D. DATASETS
Q5
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc datasets lib = sasuser;
contents data = class varnum;
quit;
Which one of the following is the purpose of the VARNUM option?
A. to print a list of variable names
B. to print the total number of variables
C. to print a list of the variables in alphabetic order
D. to print a list of the variables in the order they were created
proc datasets lib = sasuser;
contents data = class varnum;
quit;
Which one of the following is the purpose of the VARNUM option?
A. to print a list of variable names
B. to print the total number of variables
C. to print a list of the variables in alphabetic order
D. to print a list of the variables in the order they were created
Q4
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc contents data = sasuser.airplanes;
run;
Which one of the following is produced as output?
A. the data portion of every data set in the SASUSER library
B. the data portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES only
C. the descriptor portion of every data set in the SASUSER library
D. the descriptor portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES only
proc contents data = sasuser.airplanes;
run;
Which one of the following is produced as output?
A. the data portion of every data set in the SASUSER library
B. the data portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES only
C. the descriptor portion of every data set in the SASUSER library
D. the descriptor portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES only
Q3
A raw data file is listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
John McCloskey 35 71
June Rosesette 10 43
Tineke Jones 9 37
The following SAS program is submitted using the raw data file as input:
data work.homework;
infile 'file-specification';
input name $ age height;
if age LE 10;
run;
How many observations will the WORK.HOMEWORK data set contain?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. No data set is created as the program fails to execute due to errors.
--------10-------20-------30
John McCloskey 35 71
June Rosesette 10 43
Tineke Jones 9 37
The following SAS program is submitted using the raw data file as input:
data work.homework;
infile 'file-specification';
input name $ age height;
if age LE 10;
run;
How many observations will the WORK.HOMEWORK data set contain?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. No data set is created as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Q2
The SASDATA.BANKS data set has five observations when the following SAS program is submitted:
libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data allobs;
set sasdata.banks;
capital=0;
do year = 2000 to 2020 by 5;
capital + ((capital+2000) * rate);
output;
end;
run;
How many observations will the ALLOBS data set contain?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data allobs;
set sasdata.banks;
capital=0;
do year = 2000 to 2020 by 5;
capital + ((capital+2000) * rate);
output;
end;
run;
How many observations will the ALLOBS data set contain?
A. 5
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Q1
The SAS data set named COMPANY.PRICES is listed below:
COMPANY.PRICES
prodid price producttype sales returns
K12S 5.10 NETWORK 15 2
B132S 2.34 HARDWARE 300 10
R18KY2 1.29 SOFTWARE 25 5
3KL8BY 6.37 HARDWARE 125 15
DY65DW 5.60 HARDWARE 45 5
DGTY23 4.55 HARDWARE 67 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname company 'SAS-data-library';
data hware inter soft;
set company.prices (keep = producttype price);
if price le 5.00;
if producttype = 'HARDWARE' then output HWARE;
else if producttype = 'NETWORK' then output INTER;
else if producttype = 'SOFTWARE' then output SOFT;
run;
How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
COMPANY.PRICES
prodid price producttype sales returns
K12S 5.10 NETWORK 15 2
B132S 2.34 HARDWARE 300 10
R18KY2 1.29 SOFTWARE 25 5
3KL8BY 6.37 HARDWARE 125 15
DY65DW 5.60 HARDWARE 45 5
DGTY23 4.55 HARDWARE 67 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname company 'SAS-data-library';
data hware inter soft;
set company.prices (keep = producttype price);
if price le 5.00;
if producttype = 'HARDWARE' then output HWARE;
else if producttype = 'NETWORK' then output INTER;
else if producttype = 'SOFTWARE' then output SOFT;
run;
How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
Base 72
The contents of the raw data file TEAM are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
Janice 10
Henri 11
Michael 11
Susan 12
The following SAS program is submitted:
data group;
infile 'team';
input name $15. age 2.;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. +5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following describes the output created?
A. a raw data file only
B. a SAS data set named GROUP only
C. a SAS data set named GROUP and a raw data file
D. No output is generated as the program fails to execute due to errors.
--------10-------20-------30
Janice 10
Henri 11
Michael 11
Susan 12
The following SAS program is submitted:
data group;
infile 'team';
input name $15. age 2.;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. +5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following describes the output created?
A. a raw data file only
B. a SAS data set named GROUP only
C. a SAS data set named GROUP and a raw data file
D. No output is generated as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Base 71
The following SAS program is submitted:
data allobs;
set sasdata.origin (firstobs = 75 obs = 499);
run;
The SAS data set SASDATA.ORIGIN contains 1000 observations.
How many observations does the ALLOBS data set contain?
A. 424
B. 425
C. 499
D. 1000
data allobs;
set sasdata.origin (firstobs = 75 obs = 499);
run;
The SAS data set SASDATA.ORIGIN contains 1000 observations.
How many observations does the ALLOBS data set contain?
A. 424
B. 425
C. 499
D. 1000
Base 70
The following SAS program is submitted:
data _null_;
set old (keep = prod sales1 sales2);
file 'file-specification';
put sales1 sales2;
run;
Which one of the following default delimiters separates the fields in the raw data file created?
A. : (colon)
B. (space)
C. , (comma)
D. ; (semicolon)
data _null_;
set old (keep = prod sales1 sales2);
file 'file-specification';
put sales1 sales2;
run;
Which one of the following default delimiters separates the fields in the raw data file created?
A. : (colon)
B. (space)
C. , (comma)
D. ; (semicolon)
Base 69
The following SAS program is submitted:
data _null_;
set old;
put sales1 sales2;
run;
Where is the output written?
A. the SAS log
B. the raw data file that was opened last
C. the SAS output window or an output file
D. the data set mentioned in the DATA statement
data _null_;
set old;
put sales1 sales2;
run;
Where is the output written?
A. the SAS log
B. the raw data file that was opened last
C. the SAS output window or an output file
D. the data set mentioned in the DATA statement
Base 68
The contents of the raw data file TEAM are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
Janice 10
Henri 11
Michael 11
Susan 12
The following SAS program is submitted:
data group;
infile 'team';
input name $15. age 2.;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. +5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following describes the output created?
A. a raw data file only
B. a SAS data set named GROUP only
C. a SAS data set named GROUP and a raw data file
D. No output is generated as the program fails to execute due to errors.
--------10-------20-------30
Janice 10
Henri 11
Michael 11
Susan 12
The following SAS program is submitted:
data group;
infile 'team';
input name $15. age 2.;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. +5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following describes the output created?
A. a raw data file only
B. a SAS data set named GROUP only
C. a SAS data set named GROUP and a raw data file
D. No output is generated as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Base 67
The contents of the SAS data set named PERM.STUDENTS are listed below:
name age
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
The following SAS program is submitted using the PERM.STUDENTS data set as input:
libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data students;
set perm.students;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. @5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following represents the values written to the output raw data file?
A. --------10-------20-------30
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
B. --------10-------20-------30
Alfr14
Alic13
Barb13a
Caro14
C. --------10-------20-------30
Alfr14ed
Alic13e
Barb13ara
Caro14l
D. --------10-------20-------30
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
name age
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
The following SAS program is submitted using the PERM.STUDENTS data set as input:
libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data students;
set perm.students;
file 'file-specification';
put name $15. @5 age 2.;
run;
Which one of the following represents the values written to the output raw data file?
A. --------10-------20-------30
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
B. --------10-------20-------30
Alfr14
Alic13
Barb13a
Caro14
C. --------10-------20-------30
Alfr14ed
Alic13e
Barb13ara
Caro14l
D. --------10-------20-------30
Alfred 14
Alice 13
Barbara 13
Carol 14
Base 66
The contents of the SAS data set PERM.JAN_SALES are listed below:
VARIABLE NAME TYPE
idnum character variable
sales_date numeric date value
A comma delimited raw data file needs to be created from the PERM.JAN_SALES data set. The SALES_DATE values need to be in a MMDDYY10 form.
Which one of the following SAS DATA steps correctly creates this raw data file?
A. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification' dsd = ',';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10.;
run;
B. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification' dlm = ',';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10.;
run;
C. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10. dlm = ',';
run;
D. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10. dsd = ',';
run;
VARIABLE NAME TYPE
idnum character variable
sales_date numeric date value
A comma delimited raw data file needs to be created from the PERM.JAN_SALES data set. The SALES_DATE values need to be in a MMDDYY10 form.
Which one of the following SAS DATA steps correctly creates this raw data file?
A. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification' dsd = ',';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10.;
run;
B. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification' dlm = ',';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10.;
run;
C. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10. dlm = ',';
run;
D. libname perm 'SAS-data-library';
data _null_;
set perm.jan_sales;
file 'file-specification';
put idnum sales_date : mmddyy10. dsd = ',';
run;
Base 65
A raw data record is shown below:
07Jan2002
Which one of the following informats would read this value and store it as a SAS date value?
A. date9.
B. ddmonyy9.
C. ddMMMyy9.
D. ddmmmyyyy9.
07Jan2002
Which one of the following informats would read this value and store it as a SAS date value?
A. date9.
B. ddmonyy9.
C. ddMMMyy9.
D. ddmmmyyyy9.
Base 64
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data work.new;
set temp.jobs;
format newdate mmddyy10.;
qdate = qtr(newdate);
ddate = weekday(newdate);
run;
proc print data = work.new;
run;
The variable NEWDATE contains the SAS date value for April 15, 2000.
What output is produced if April 15, 2000 falls on a Saturday?
A. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 APR152000 2 6
B. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 04/15/2000 2 6
C. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 APR152000 2 7
D. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 04/15/2000 2 7
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data work.new;
set temp.jobs;
format newdate mmddyy10.;
qdate = qtr(newdate);
ddate = weekday(newdate);
run;
proc print data = work.new;
run;
The variable NEWDATE contains the SAS date value for April 15, 2000.
What output is produced if April 15, 2000 falls on a Saturday?
A. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 APR152000 2 6
B. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 04/15/2000 2 6
C. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 APR152000 2 7
D. Obs newdate qdate ddate
1 04/15/2000 2 7
Base 63
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.report;
set work.sales_info;
if qtr(sales_date) ge 3;
run;
The SAS data set WORK.SALES_INFO has one observation for each month in the year 2000 and the variable SALES_DATE which contains a SAS date value for each of the twelve months.
How many of the original twelve observations in WORK.SALES_INFO are written to the WORK.REPORT data set?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
data work.report;
set work.sales_info;
if qtr(sales_date) ge 3;
run;
The SAS data set WORK.SALES_INFO has one observation for each month in the year 2000 and the variable SALES_DATE which contains a SAS date value for each of the twelve months.
How many of the original twelve observations in WORK.SALES_INFO are written to the WORK.REPORT data set?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9
Base 62
The following SAS program is submitted:
data revenue;
set year_1;
var1 = mdy(1,15,1960);
run;
Which one of the following values does the variable named VAR1 contain?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 1151960
D. '1/15/1960'
data revenue;
set year_1;
var1 = mdy(1,15,1960);
run;
Which one of the following values does the variable named VAR1 contain?
A. 14
B. 15
C. 1151960
D. '1/15/1960'
Base 61
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.new;
mon = 3;
day = 23;
year = 2000;
date = mdy(mon,day,year);
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the DATE variable?
A. a character string with the value '23mar2000'
B. a character string with the value '03/23/2000'
C. a numeric value of 14692, which represents the SAS date value for March 23, 2000
D. a numeric value of 3232000, which represents the SAS date value for March 23, 2000
data work.new;
mon = 3;
day = 23;
year = 2000;
date = mdy(mon,day,year);
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the DATE variable?
A. a character string with the value '23mar2000'
B. a character string with the value '03/23/2000'
C. a numeric value of 14692, which represents the SAS date value for March 23, 2000
D. a numeric value of 3232000, which represents the SAS date value for March 23, 2000
Base 60
The following SAS DATA step executes on Monday, April 25, 2000:
data newstaff;
set staff;
start_date = today();
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable START_DATE in the output data set?
A. a character string with the value '04/25/2000'
B. a character string with the value 'Monday, April 25, 2000'
C. the numeric value 14725, representing the SAS date for April 25, 2000
D. the numeric value 04252000, representing the SAS date for April 25, 2000
data newstaff;
set staff;
start_date = today();
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable START_DATE in the output data set?
A. a character string with the value '04/25/2000'
B. a character string with the value 'Monday, April 25, 2000'
C. the numeric value 14725, representing the SAS date for April 25, 2000
D. the numeric value 04252000, representing the SAS date for April 25, 2000
Base 59
The following SAS DATA step is submitted:
data sasdata.atlanta sasdata.boston work.portland work.phoenix;
set company.prdsales;
if region = 'NE' then output boston;
if region = 'SE' then output atlanta;
if region = 'SW' then output phoenix;
if region = 'NW' then output portland;
run;
Which one of the following is true regarding the output data sets?
A. No library references are required.
B. The data sets listed on all the IF statements require a library reference.
C. The data sets listed in the last two IF statements require a library reference.
D. The data sets listed in the first two IF statements require a library reference.
data sasdata.atlanta sasdata.boston work.portland work.phoenix;
set company.prdsales;
if region = 'NE' then output boston;
if region = 'SE' then output atlanta;
if region = 'SW' then output phoenix;
if region = 'NW' then output portland;
run;
Which one of the following is true regarding the output data sets?
A. No library references are required.
B. The data sets listed on all the IF statements require a library reference.
C. The data sets listed in the last two IF statements require a library reference.
D. The data sets listed in the first two IF statements require a library reference.
Base 58
Which one of the following SAS DATA steps saves the temporary data set named MYDATA as a permanent data set?
A. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
copy mydata;
run;
B. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
keep mydata;
run;
C. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
save mydata;
run;
D. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
set mydata;
run;
A. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
copy mydata;
run;
B. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
keep mydata;
run;
C. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
save mydata;
run;
D. libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
data sasdata.mydata;
set mydata;
run;
Base 57
The following SAS DATA step is submitted:
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data temp.report;
set sasuser.houses;
newvar = price * 1.04;
run;
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the program above?
A. The program is reading from a temporary data set and writing to a temporary data set.
B. The program is reading from a temporary data set and writing to a permanent data set.
C. The program is reading from a permanent data set and writing to a temporary data set.
D. The program is reading from a permanent data set and writing to a permanent data set.
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data temp.report;
set sasuser.houses;
newvar = price * 1.04;
run;
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the program above?
A. The program is reading from a temporary data set and writing to a temporary data set.
B. The program is reading from a temporary data set and writing to a permanent data set.
C. The program is reading from a permanent data set and writing to a temporary data set.
D. The program is reading from a permanent data set and writing to a permanent data set.
Base 56
The following SAS SORT procedure step generates an output data set:
proc sort data = sasuser.houses out = report;
by style;
run;
In which library is the output data set stored?
A.WORK
B.REPORT.
C.HOUSES
D.SASUSER
proc sort data = sasuser.houses out = report;
by style;
run;
In which library is the output data set stored?
A.WORK
B.REPORT.
C.HOUSES
D.SASUSER
Base 55
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data=work.employee;
by descending fname;
proc sort data=work.salary;
by descending fname;
data work.empdata;
merge work.employee work.salary;
by fname;
run;
Which one of the following statements explains why the program failed execution?
A. The SORT procedures contain invalid syntax.
B. The merged data sets are not permanent SAS data sets.
C. The data sets were not merged in the order by which they were sorted.
D. The RUN statements were omitted after each of the SORT procedures.
proc sort data=work.employee;
by descending fname;
proc sort data=work.salary;
by descending fname;
data work.empdata;
merge work.employee work.salary;
by fname;
run;
Which one of the following statements explains why the program failed execution?
A. The SORT procedures contain invalid syntax.
B. The merged data sets are not permanent SAS data sets.
C. The data sets were not merged in the order by which they were sorted.
D. The RUN statements were omitted after each of the SORT procedures.
Base 54
The SAS data sets WORK.EMPLOYEE and WORK.SALARY are listed below:
WORK.EMPLOYEE
fname age
Bruce 30
Dan 40
WORK.SALARY
fname salary
Bruce 25000
Bruce 35000
Dan 25000
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.empdata;
merge work.employee work.salary;
by fname;
totsal + salary;
run;
How many variables are output to the WORK.EMPDATA data set?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. No variables are output to the data set as the program fails to execute due to errors.
WORK.EMPLOYEE
fname age
Bruce 30
Dan 40
WORK.SALARY
fname salary
Bruce 25000
Bruce 35000
Dan 25000
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.empdata;
merge work.employee work.salary;
by fname;
totsal + salary;
run;
How many variables are output to the WORK.EMPDATA data set?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. No variables are output to the data set as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Base 53
The contents of two SAS data sets named EMPLOYEE and SALARY are listed below:
EMPLOYEE SALARY
Bruce 30
Dan 35
NAME AGE NAME SALARY
Bruce 40000
Bruce 35000
Dan 37000
Dan .
data emplsal;
merge employee (in=ine) salary(in=ins);
by name;
if ine and ins;
run;
How many observation are in EMPLSAL dataset
A. 4
B. 3
c. 2
D. 1
EMPLOYEE SALARY
Bruce 30
Dan 35
NAME AGE NAME SALARY
Bruce 40000
Bruce 35000
Dan 37000
Dan .
data emplsal;
merge employee (in=ine) salary(in=ins);
by name;
if ine and ins;
run;
How many observation are in EMPLSAL dataset
A. 4
B. 3
c. 2
D. 1
Base 52
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.empsalary;
set work.people (in = inemp) work.money (in = insal);
if insal and inemp;
run;
The SAS data set WORK.PEOPLE has 5 observations, and the data set WORK.MONEY has 7 observations.
How many observations will the data set WORK.EMPSALARY contain?
A. 0
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12
data work.empsalary;
set work.people (in = inemp) work.money (in = insal);
if insal and inemp;
run;
The SAS data set WORK.PEOPLE has 5 observations, and the data set WORK.MONEY has 7 observations.
How many observations will the data set WORK.EMPSALARY contain?
A. 0
B. 5
C. 7
D. 12
Base 51
The following SAS program is submitted:
data numrecords;
infile 'file-specification';
input @1 patient $15. relative $ 16-26 @;
if relative = 'children' then input @54 diagnosis $15. @;
else if relative = 'parents' then input @28 doctor $15. clinic $ 44-53 @54 diagnosis $15. @;
input age;
run;
How many raw data records are read in each iteration of the DATA step during execution?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
data numrecords;
infile 'file-specification';
input @1 patient $15. relative $ 16-26 @;
if relative = 'children' then input @54 diagnosis $15. @;
else if relative = 'parents' then input @28 doctor $15. clinic $ 44-53 @54 diagnosis $15. @;
input age;
run;
How many raw data records are read in each iteration of the DATA step during execution?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Monday, January 25, 2010
Base 50
A raw data file is listed below:
RANCH,1250,2,1,Sheppard Avenue,"$64,000"
SPLIT,1190,1,1,Rand Street,"$65,850"
CONDO,1400,2,1.5,Market Street,"80,050"
TWOSTORY,1810,4,3,Garris Street,"$107,250"
RANCH,1500,3,3,Kemble Avenue,"$86,650"
SPLIT,1615,4,3,West Drive,"94,450"
SPLIT,1305,3,1.5,Graham Avenue,"$73,650"
The following SAS program is submitted using the raw data file as input:
data work.condo_ranch;
infile 'file-specification' dsd;
input style $ @;
if style = 'CONDO' or style = 'RANCH' then
input sqfeet bedrooms baths street $ price : dollar10.;
run;
How many observations does the WORK.CONDO_RANCH data set contain?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Base 49
The contents of the raw data file FURNITURE are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
chair,,table
chair,couch,table
The following SAS program is submitted:
chair,,table
chair,couch,table
The following SAS program is submitted:
data stock;
infile 'furniture' dsd;
input item1 $ item2 $ item3 $;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable named ITEM2 in the second observation of the output data set?
A. table
B. ,table
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. ' ' (missing character value)
Base 48
The contents of the raw data file FURNITURE are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
chair,,table
chair,couch,table
The following SAS program is submitted:
data stock;
infile 'furniture' dsd;
input item1 $ item2 $ item3 $;
run;
infile 'furniture' dsd;
input item1 $ item2 $ item3 $;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable named ITEM2 in the first observation of the output data set?
A. table
B. ,table
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. ' ' (missing character value)
A. table
B. ,table
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. ' ' (missing character value)
Base 47
The following SAS program is submitted and reads 100 records from a raw data file:
data work.total;
infile 'file-specification' end = eof;
input name $ salary;
totsal + salary;
run;
Which one of the following IF statements writes the last observation to the output data set?
A. if end = 0;
B. if eof = 0;
C. if end = 1;
D. if eof = 1;
Base 46
The following SAS program is submitted:
libname rawdata1 'location of SAS data library';
filename rawdata2 'location of raw data file';
data work.testdata;
infile
input sales1 sales2;
run;
infile
input sales1 sales2;
run;
Which one of the following is needed to complete the program correctly?
A. rawdata1
B. rawdata2
C. 'rawdata1'
D. 'rawdata2'
B. rawdata2
C. 'rawdata1'
D. 'rawdata2'
Base 45
A raw data record is listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
son,Travis,
--------10-------20-------30
son,Travis,
The following output is desired:
relation firstname
son Travis
Which one of the following SAS programs reads the data correctly?
A. data family / dlm = ',';
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
B. options dlm = ',';
data family;
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
data family;
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
C. data family;
infile 'file-specification' dlm = ',';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
infile 'file-specification' dlm = ',';
input relation $ firstname $;
run;
D. data family;
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $ / dlm = ',';
run;
infile 'file-specification';
input relation $ firstname $ / dlm = ',';
run;
Base 44
The contents of the raw data file TYPECOLOR are listed below:
---------10--------20--------30
daisyyellow
daisyyellow
The following SAS program is submitted:
data flowers;
infile 'typecolor';
input type $ 1-5 +1 color $;
run;
infile 'typecolor';
input type $ 1-5 +1 color $;
run;
Which one of the following represents the values of the variables TYPE and COLOR?
A. type color
daisy yellow
A. type color
daisy yellow
B. type color
daisy ellow
C. type color
daisyyellow (missing character value)
D. No values are stored as the program fails to execute due to syntax errors.
Base 43
NOTE- Underscore represent blank space
The contents of the raw data file PRODUCT are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
24613____$25.31
The following SAS program is submitted:
data inventory;
infile 'product';
input idnum 5. @10 price;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the PRICE variable?
A. 25.31
B. $25.31
C. . (missing numeric value)
D. No value is stored as the program fails to execute due to errors.
Base 42
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc print data = sasuser.houses;
run;
proc means data = sasuser.shoes;
run;
Which one of the following OPTIONS statements resets the page number to 1 for the second report?
B. options pagenum = 1;
C. options reset pageno = 1;
D. options reset pagenum = 1;
Base 41
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.sets;
do until (prod gt 6);
prod + 1;
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable PROD in the output data set?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Base 40
Which one of the following is true of the SUM statement in a SAS DATA step program?
A. It is only valid in conjunction with a SUM function.
B. It is not valid with the SET, MERGE and UPDATE statements.
C. It adds the value of an expression to an accumulator variable and ignores missing values.
D. It does not retain the accumulator variable value from one iteration of the SAS DATA step to the next.
Base 39
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.new;
length word $7;
amount = 7;
if amount = 5 then word = 'CAT';
else if amount = 7 then word = 'DOG';
else word = 'NONE!!!';
amount = 5;
run;
Which one of the following represents the values of the AMOUNT and WORD variables?
A. amount word
5 DOG
B. amount word
5 CAT
C. amount word
7 DOG
D. amount word
7 ' ' (missing character value)
Base 38
When the following SAS program is submitted, the data set SASDATA.PRDSALES contains 5000 observations:
libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';
options obs = 500;
proc print data = sasdata.prdsales (firstobs = 100);
run;
options obs = max;
proc means data = sasdata.prdsales (firstobs = 500);
run;
How many observations are processed by each procedure?
A. 400 for PROC PRINT 4500 for PROC MEANS
B. 401 for PROC PRINT 4501 for PROC MEANS
C. 401 for PROC PRINT 4500 for PROC MEANS
D. 500 for PROC PRINT 5000 for PROC MEANS
Base 37
In the following SAS program, the input data files are sorted by the NAMES variable:
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data temp.sales;
merge temp.sales work.receipt;
by names;
run;
Which one of the following results occurs when this program is submitted?
A. The program executes successfully and a temporary SAS data set is created.
B. The program executes successfully and a permanent SAS data set is created.
C. The program fails execution because the same SAS data set is referenced for both read and write operations.
D. The program fails execution because the SAS data sets on the MERGE statement are in two different libraries.
libname temp 'SAS-data-library';
data temp.sales;
merge temp.sales work.receipt;
by names;
run;
Which one of the following results occurs when this program is submitted?
A. The program executes successfully and a temporary SAS data set is created.
B. The program executes successfully and a permanent SAS data set is created.
C. The program fails execution because the same SAS data set is referenced for both read and write operations.
D. The program fails execution because the SAS data sets on the MERGE statement are in two different libraries.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Base 36
A raw data record is listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
Printing 750
The following SAS program is submitted:
data bonus;
infile 'file-specification';
input dept $ 1 - 11 number 13 - 15;
run;
infile 'file-specification';
input dept $ 1 - 11 number 13 - 15;
run;
Which one of the following SAS statements completes the program and results in a value of 'Printing750' for the DEPARTMENT
variable?
A. department = trim(dept) number;
B. department = dept input(number,3.);
C. department = trim(dept) || put(number,3.);
D. department = input(dept,11.) || input(number,3.);
Base 35
A raw data record is listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
1999/10/25
1999/10/25
The following SAS program is submitted:
data projectduration;
infile 'file-specification';
input date $ 1 - 10;
run;
data projectduration;
infile 'file-specification';
input date $ 1 - 10;
run;
Which one of the following statements completes the program above and computes the duration of the project in days as of today's
date?
A. duration = today( ) - put(date,ddmmyy10.);
B. duration = today( ) - put(date,yymmdd10.);
C. duration = today( ) - input(date,ddmmyy10.);
D. duration = today( ) - input(date,yymmdd10.);
Base 34
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.sales;
do year = 1 to 5;
do month = 1 to 12;
x + 1;
end;
end;
run;
do year = 1 to 5;
do month = 1 to 12;
x + 1;
end;
end;
run;
Which one of the following represents how many observations are written to the WORK.SALES data set?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 60
A. 0
B. 1
C. 5
D. 60
Base 33
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.pieces;
do while (n lt 6);
n + 1;
end;
run;
do while (n lt 6);
n + 1;
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable N in the output data set?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Base 32
The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.clients;
calls = 6;
do while (calls le 6);
calls + 1;
end;
run;
calls = 6;
do while (calls le 6);
calls + 1;
end;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable CALLS in the output data set?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Base 31
The SAS data set BANKS is listed below:
name rate
FirstCapital 0.0718
DirectBank 0.0721
VirtualDirect 0.0728
The following SAS program is submitted:
data newbank;
do year = 1 to 3;
set banks;
capital + 5000;
end;
run;
do year = 1 to 3;
set banks;
capital + 5000;
end;
run;
Which one of the following represents how many observations and variables will exist in the SAS data set NEWBANK?
A. 0 observations and 0 variables
B. 1 observations and 4 variables
C. 3 observations and 3 variables
D. 9 observations and 2 variables
A. 0 observations and 0 variables
B. 1 observations and 4 variables
C. 3 observations and 3 variables
D. 9 observations and 2 variables
Base 30
The SAS data set SASUSER.HOUSES contains a variable PRICE which has been assigned a permanent label of "Asking Price".
Which one of the following SAS programs temporarily replaces the label "Asking Price" with the label "Sale Price" in the output?
A. proc print data = sasuser.houses;
label price = "Sale Price";
run;
label price = "Sale Price";
run;
B. proc print data = sasuser.houses label;
label price "Sale Price";
run;
label price "Sale Price";
run;
C. proc print data = sasuser.houses label;
label price = "Sale Price";
run;
label price = "Sale Price";
run;
D. proc print data = sasuser.houses label = "Sale Price";
run;
run;
Base 29
The value 110700 is stored in a numeric variable.
Which one of the following SAS formats is used to display the value as $110,700.00 in a report?
A. comma8.2
B. comma11.2
C. dollar8.2
D. dollar11.2
Base 28
A realtor has two customers. One customer wants to view a list of homes selling for less than $60,000. The other customer wants to view a list of homes selling for greater than $100,000. Assuming the PRICE variable is numeric, which one of the following PRINT procedure steps will select all desired observations?
A. proc print data = sasuser.houses;
where price lt 60000;
where price gt 100000;
run;
B. proc print data = sasuser.houses;
where price lt 60000 or price gt 100000;
run;
C. proc print data = sasuser.houses;
where price lt 60000 and price gt 100000;
run;
D. proc print data = sasuser.houses;
where price lt 60000 or where price gt 100000;
run;
Base 27
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sort data = sasuser.houses out = houses;
by style;
run;
proc print data = houses;
.
run;
by style;
run;
proc print data = houses;
run;
style bedrooms baths price
CONDO 2 1.5 80050
3 2.5 79350
4 2.5 127150
2 2.0 110700
RANCH 2 1.0 64000
3 3.0 86650
3 1.0 89100
1 1.0 34550
SPLIT 1 1.0 65850
4 3.0 94450
3 1.5 73650
TWOSTORY 4 3.0 107250
2 1.0 55850
2 1.0 69250
4 2.5 102950
3 2.5 79350
4 2.5 127150
2 2.0 110700
RANCH 2 1.0 64000
3 3.0 86650
3 1.0 89100
1 1.0 34550
SPLIT 1 1.0 65850
4 3.0 94450
3 1.5 73650
TWOSTORY 4 3.0 107250
2 1.0 55850
2 1.0 69250
4 2.5 102950
Which of the following SAS statement(s) create(s) the report?
A. id style;
A. id style;
B. id style; var style bedrooms baths price;
C. id style; by style; var bedrooms baths price;
D. id style; by style; var style bedrooms baths price;
Base 26
Unless specified, which variables and data values are used to calculate statistics in the MEANS procedure?
A. non-missing numeric variable values only
B. missing numeric variable values and non-missing numeric variable values only
C. non-missing character variables and non-missing numeric variable values only
D. missing character variables, non-missing character variables, missing numeric variable values, and non-missing numeric variable
values
B. missing numeric variable values and non-missing numeric variable values only
C. non-missing character variables and non-missing numeric variable values only
D. missing character variables, non-missing character variables, missing numeric variable values, and non-missing numeric variable
values
Base 25
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc means data = sasuser.houses std mean max;
var sqfeet;
run;
var sqfeet;
run;
Which one of the following is needed to display the standard deviation with only two decimal places?
A. Add the option MAXDEC = 2 to the MEANS procedure statement.
B. Add the statement MAXDEC = 7.2; in the MEANS procedure step.
C. Add the statement FORMAT STD 7.2; in the MEANS procedure step.
D. Add the option FORMAT = 7.2 option to the MEANS procedure statement.
A. Add the option MAXDEC = 2 to the MEANS procedure statement.
B. Add the statement MAXDEC = 7.2; in the MEANS procedure step.
C. Add the statement FORMAT STD 7.2; in the MEANS procedure step.
D. Add the option FORMAT = 7.2 option to the MEANS procedure statement.
