SAS Programming

(Oct 24) SAS Programming Quiz

Question 1

Which of the following is the correct way to read data from a CSV file into a SAS dataset?

A. PROC IMPORT datafile="mydata.csv" out=mydata dbms=csv replace;B. DATA mydata; SET mydata.csv; RUN;C. PROC SQL; IMPORT FILE "mydata.csv";D. DATA mydata; INFILE 'mydata.csv'; RUN;

Question 2

In SAS, the DATA step is used to define and modify datasets, while PROC steps are used to analyze and process data.

TrueFalse

Question 3

What does the following SAS code do?

DATA newdata;
  SET olddata;
  WHERE age > 30;
RUN;

A. Creates a new dataset newdata containing only the records where age is greater than 30 from olddata.B. Modifies the existing olddata dataset.C. Deletes all records where age is less than 30 in olddata.D. Renames olddata to newdata.

Question 4

Which function would you use to convert a character variable to a numeric variable in SAS?

A. CHAR()B. NUMERIC()C. PUT()D. INPUT()

Question 5

The PROC MEANS procedure in SAS can be used to calculate the average, minimum, and maximum of numeric variables.

TrueFalse

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