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SAS Base Programming for SAS (r) 9

Version: 5.2SAS Institute A00-211 Exam

Topic 1, Volume A

Exam A

QUESTION 1The SAS data set SASUSER.HOUSES contains a variable PRICE which has been assigned a permanentlabel of "Asking Price". Which SAS program 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;B. proc print data = sasuser.houses label; label price "Sale Price"; run;C. proc print data = sasuser.houses label; label price = "Sale Price"; run;D. proc print data = sasuser.houses; price = "Sale Price"; run;

Correct Answer: CSection: (none)Explanation

Explanation/Reference:Explanation:

QUESTION 2The following GAS program is submitted:

data work.empsalary;

set work.people (in = inemp)

work.money (in = insal);

if insal and inemp;

run;

The SAS data set WORKPEOPLE has 5 observations, and the data set WORKMONEY has 7observations. How many observations will the data set WORK.EMPSALARY contain?

A. 0B. 5C. 7D. 12

Correct Answer: ASection: (none)Explanation


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QUESTION 3The following SAS program is submitted:

data work.accounting;

set work.dept1 work.dept2;

jobcode = `FA1';

length jobcode $ 8;

run;

A character variable named JOBCODE is contained in both the WORK.DEPT1 and WORK.DEPT2 SASdata sets. The variable JOBCODE has a length of 5 in the WORK.DEPT1 data set and a length of 7 in theWORK.DEPT2 data set. What is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?

A. 3B. 5C. 7D. 8

Correct Answer: BSection: (none)Explanation


QUESTION 4Given the SAS data set SASDATA.TWO:

SASDATA.TWO

XY

----The following SAS program is submitted:

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set sasdata two;

if x = 5 then output sasuser.one;

else output sasdata two;

run;

What is the result?

A. data set SASUSER.ONE has 5 observationsdata set SASUSER.TWO has 5 observationsdata set WORK.OTHER has 3 observations

B. data set SASUSER.ONE has 2 observationsdata set SASUSER.TWO has 2 observationsdata set WORK.OTHER has 1 observations

C. data set SASUSER.ONE has 2 observationsdata set SASUSER.TWO has 2 observationsdata set WORK.OTHER has 5 observations

D. No data sets are output.The DATA step fails execution due to syntax errors.




footnote 1 `Sales Report for Last Month';

footnote2 `Selected Products Only';

footnote3 Àll Regions';

footnote4 Àll Figures in Thousands of Dollars';

proc print data = sasuser.shoes;

footnote2 Àll Products';

run;

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A. All ProductsB. Sales Report for Last Month All ProductsC. All Products All Regions All Figures in Thousands of DollarsD. Sales Report for Last Month All Products All Regions All Figures in Thousands of Dollars



QUESTION 6Given the raw data record DEPT:

----|----10---|----20---|----30

Printing 750

The following SAS program is submitted:

data bonus;

infile `dept';

inputdept$ 1-11 number 13- 15;

<insert statement here>

run;

Which SAS statement completes the program and results in a value of `Printing750' for the DEPARTMENTvariable?

A. department = dept II number;B. department = left(dept) II number;C. department = trim(dept) number;D. department = trim(dept) put(number,3.);

Correct Answer: DSection: (none)Explanation




data one;

addressl = `214 London Way';

run;

data one;

set one;

address = tranwrd(address1, `Way', `Drive'); run;

What are the length and value of the variable ADDRESS?

A. Length is 14; value is `214 London Dri'.B. Length is 14; value is `214 London Way'.C. Length is 16; value is `214 London Drive'.D. Length is 200; value is `214 London Drive'.




data work.sets;


do until (prod gt 6);

prod + 1;

end;

run;

What is the value of the variable PROD in the output data set?

A. 6B. 7

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QUESTION 9The SAS data sets WORK.EMPLOYEE and WORK.SALARY are shown below:

WORK.EMPLOYEE WORK.SALARY

fname age name salary

Bruce 30 Bruce 25000

Dan 40 Bruce 35000

Dan 25000


data work.empdata;

by fname;

totsal + salary;

run;

Which one of the following statements completes the merge of the two data sets by the FNAME variable?

A. merge work.employeework.salary (fname = name);

B. merge work.employeework.salary (name = fname);

C. merge work.employeework.salary (rename = (fname = name));

D. merge work.employeework.salary (rename = (name = fname));




QUESTION 10Which program displays a listing of all data sets in the SASUSER library?

A. proc contents lib = sasuser.all; run;B. proc contents data = sasuser.all; run;C. proc contents lib = sasuser._alI_; run;D. proc contents data = sasuser._all_; run;




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;

Why does the program rail to execute?

A. The SORT procedures contain invalid syntax.B. The merged data sets are not permanent SAS data sets.C. The RUN statement was omitted alter each or the SORT procedures.D. The data sets were not merged in the order by which they were sorted.




QUESTION 12The following SAS program is submittad:

data work.sales;

do year = 1 to 5;

do month=1 to 12;

x+1;

output

end;

end;

run;

How many observations are written the WORK SALES data set?

A. 0B. 1C. 5D. 60



QUESTION 13Given the following raw data record:

----I----10---I----20---I----30

son Travis,

The following output is desired:

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1 son Travis

Which SAS program correctly reads in the raw data?

A. data family ( dIm = `,'); infile `tile specification'; input relation $ firstname $; run;B. options dIm = `,'; data family; infile `file specification'; input relation $ firstname $; run;C. data family; infile `file specification' dIm = `,'; input relation $ firstname $; run;D. data family; infile `file specification'; input relation $ firstname $ / dim = `,'; run;



QUESTION 14Given the SAS data set AGES:

AGES

AGE

---------

The variable AGE contains character values. The following SAS program is submitted:

data subset;

set ages;

where age> 12;

run;

How many observations are written out to the data set SUBSET?

A. 0B. 1C. 2D. 3

Correct Answer: A

Section: (none)Explanation



QUESTION 15Given the SAS data set PRICES:

PRICES

prodid price

K12S5.10producttype

NETWORKsales

15returnsB132S 2.34HARDWARE30010

R18KY21.29SOFTWARE255

3KL8BY 6.37HARDWARE12515

DY65DW 5.60HARDWARE455

DGTY23 4.55HARDWARE672


data hware inter soft;

set 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. 0B. 2C. 3D. 4



QUESTION 16



set work.department;

length jobcode $ 12;

jobcode='FAl';

run;

The WORK.DEPARTMENT data set contains a character variable named JOBCODE with a length of 5.What is the result?

A. The length of the variable JOBCODE is 3.B. The length of the variable JOBCODE is 5.C. The length of the variable JOSBODE is 12.D. The program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 17Which ODS statement option terminates output being written to an HTML rile?

A. ENDB. QUITC. STOPD. CLOSE




QUESTION 18The SAS data set PETS is sorted by the variables TYPE and BREED.


proc print data = pets;

var type breed;

sum number;

run;

What is the result?

A. The SUM statement produces only a grand total of NUMBER.B. The SUM statement produces only subtotals of NUMBER for each value of TYPE.C. The SUM statement produces both a grand total of NUMBER and subtotals of NUMBER for each value

of TYPE.D. Nothing is produced by the SUM statement; the program fails to execute.




data work.passengers;

if OrigPassengers = then

OrigPassengers = 100;

TransPassengers = 100;

OrigPassengers =

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run;

What is the value of the TOTALPASSENGERS variable in the output data set?

A. 0B. 100C. 200D. (missing numeric value)



QUESTION 20Given the SAS data set PRICES:

PRICES

Prodid priceproducttypesalesreturns

K1255.10NETWORK152

B132S 2.34HARDWARE30010

R18KY2 1.29SOFTWARE255

3KL8BY 6.37HARDWARE12515

DY65DW 5.60HARDWARE455

DGTY23 4.55HARDWARE672


data hware inter cheap;

set prices(keep = productype price);

if producttype = `HARDWARE' then output hware; else if producttype = `NETWORK' then output

inter; if price le 5.00;

run;

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inter; if price le 5.00;

run;

How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?

A. 0B. 2C. 3D. 4




How many observations are written to the WORK.SALES data set?

A. 0B. 1C. 5D. 60





The program fails execution due to syntax errors. What is the cause of the syntax error?

A. The variable MONTHSALES does not exist.B. An array cannot be referenced on a KEEP data set option.C. The KEEP= data set option should be (KEEP = MONTHSALES).D. The KEEP= data set option should be the statement KEEP MONTHSALES{12}.



QUESTION 23Given the SAS data set EMPLOYEES:

EMPLOYEES

NAME SALARY

-------- ------------

Innis60000

Jolli50000

Ellis55000

Liu45000


proc print data = employees; where name like `_i%';

run;

What is contained in the output?


A. Liu onlyB. Innis and Ellis onlyC. Innis, Ellis, and Liu onlyD. Innis, Jolli, Ellis, and Liu



QUESTION 24Given the SAS data set ONE:

ONE

ObsDte

-------------

109JAN2005

212JAN2005


data two;

set one;

day = <insert expression here>;

format dte date9.;

run;

The data set TWO is created:

TWO

ObsDteDay

109JAN20051

12JAN20054

Which expression successfully completed the program and created the variable DAY?


A. day(dte)B. weekday(dte)C. dayofweek(dte)D. datdif(dte,'01jan2005'd,'act/act')



QUESTION 25Read the table:

Given the SAS data set SASUSER.HOUSES:

Obsstylebedroomsbathspricesqteetstreet

1CONDO21.5800501200MAIN

2CONDO32.5793501300ELM

3CONDO42.51271501400OAK

4CONDO22.01107001100FIFTH

5TWOSTORY43.01072502100SECOND

6TWOSTORY21.0556501600WEST

7TWOSTORY21.0692501450NORTH

6TWOSTORY42.5102950 2000SOUTH

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proc report data = sasuser.houses nowd headline;

column style price;

where price It 100000;

<insert DEFINE statement here>

define price / mean width = 9 format = dollar12.;

title;

run;


styleprice

-------------

CONDO$79,700

TWOSTORY$62550

Which DEFINE statement completes the program and produces the desired output?

A. define style / width = 9,B. define style / orderwidth = 9;C. define style / group width = 9;D. define style / display width = 9;



QUESTION 26Given the SAS data set WORKAWARDS:

WORK.AWARDS

FNAMEPOINTSMONTH

----------------------------------

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Amy17

Gerard33

Wang33

Wang112

Wang18


proc sort data = work.awards;

by descending fname points;

run;

How are the observations sorted?

A. ENAME POINTS MONTHWang33Wang112Wang18Gerard33Amy24Amy17

B. ENAME POINTS MONTHAmy24Amy17Gerard33Wang33Wang18Wang112

C. ENAME POINTS MONTH Wang33Wang18Wang112

Gerard33Amy24Amy17

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libname temp `SAS data library';

data work.new;

set temp.jobs;

format newdate mmddw10.;

mdate = month(newdate);

ddate = weekday(newdate);

run;

proc print data = work.new; run;

The variable NEWDATE contains the SAS date value for April 15. 2005. What output is produced if April15, 2005 falls on a Friday?

A. Obsnewdate mdate ddate104/15/2005 APR 6

B. Obs newdate mdate ddate104/15/2005 4 6

C. Obs newdate mdate ddate104/15/2005 APR 7

D. Obs newdate mdate ddate104/15/2005 4 7




QUESTION 28The contents of the raw data file PRODUCT are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

24613 $25.31


data inventory;

infile 'product';

input idnum 5. @10 price;

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the PRICE variable?

A. 25.31B. $25.31C. . (missing numeric value)D. No value is stored as the program fails to execute due to errors.




proc contents data = sashelp.class varnum; quit;

What does the VARNUM option print?

A. a list of variable namesB. the total number of variablesC. a list of the variables in alphabetic orderD. a list of the variables in the order they were created





data test;

set chemists;

itjobcode = `Chem2'

then description = `Senior Chemist';

else description = `Unknown';

run;

The value for the variable JOBCODE is:

JOBCODE

-------------

chem2

What is the value of the variable DESCRIPTION?

A. chem2B. UnknownC. Senior ChemistD. ` ` (missing character value)



QUESTION 31Given the AIRPLANES data set

AlRPLANES

TYPE MPG

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F-18 105

C-130 25

Harrier 75

A-6 110


data gt100;

set airplanes(keep = type mpg load);

load = mpg * 150;

run;

The program fails to execute due to syntax errors.

What is the cause of the syntax error?

A. MPG is not a numeric variable.B. LOAD is not a variable in the data set GT100.C. LOAD is not variable in the data set AIRPLANES.D. LOAD must be defined prior to the SET statement.

Correct Answer: CSection: (none)

Explanation


QUESTION 32Given the raw data file EMPLOYEE:

----I----1 0---I----20---I----30

Ruth 39 11

Jose 32 22

Sue 30 33

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data test;

infile `employee';

input employee_name $ 1-4;

if employee_name = `Ruth' then input idnum 10-11;

else input age 7-8;

run;

What value does the variable IDNUM contain when the name of the employee is "Ruth"?

A. 11B. 22C. 33D. (missing numeric value)




data temp.x;

set sasuser.y;

run;

What must be submitted prior to this SAS program for the program to execute successfully?

A. A LIBNAME statement for the libref TEMP only must be submitted.B. A LIBNAME statement for the libref SASUSER only must be submitted.C. LIBNAME statements for the librefs TEMP and SASUSER must be submitted.D. No LIBNAME statement needs to be submitted.




QUESTION 34The data set RALESTATE has the variable LOCALFEE with a format or 9. and a variable

COUNTRYFEE with a format or 7.;


data history;

format local fee country fee percent6.;

set realestate;

local fee = local fee / 100;

country fee = country fee / 100;

run;

What are the formats of the variables LOCALFEE and COUNTRYFEE in the output dataset?

A. LOCALFEE has format of 9. and COUNTRYFEE has a format of 7.B. LOCALFEE has format of 9. and COUNTRYFEE has a format of percent6.C. LOCALFEE has format of percent6. and COUNTRYFEE has a format of percent6.D. The data step fails execution; there is no format for LOCALFEE




proc freq data = class;

tables gender * age / <insert option here>;

run;

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The FREQ Procedure

Table of gender by age

Row Column

Gender ageFrequencyPercent Percent Percent

F11110.0020.0050.00

12220.0040.0040.00

13220.0040.0066.67

Total550.00100.00

M11110.0020.0050.00

12330.0060.0060,00

13110.0020.0033.33

Total550.00100.00

Total11220.00100.00

12550.00100.00

13330.00100.00

Total10100.00

Which option correctly completes the program and creates the report?

A. LISTB. NOCOLSC. CROSSLISTD. NOCROSSTAB




QUESTION 36The value 110700 is stored in a numeric variable named SALARY.

Which FORMAT statement displays the value as $110,700.00 in a report?

A. format salary comma11.2;B. format salary dollar8.2;C. format salary dollar11.2;D. format salary comma8.2 dollar8.2;



QUESTION 37Given the raw data file YEARAMT:

----|---10---|---20---|----30

1901 2

1905 1

1910 6

1925 .

1941 1


data coins;

infile `yearamt';

input year quantity;

<insert statement(s) here>

run;

Which statement(s) completed the program and produced a non-missing value for the variable

TOTQUANTITY in the final observation of the output data set?


A. totquantity + quantity;B. totquantity = sum(totquantity + quantity);C. retain totquantity; totquantity = totquantity + quantity;D. retain totquantity0; totquantity = totquantity + quantity;



QUESTION 38Given the SAS data set EMPLOYEE INFO:

EMPLOYEE_INFO

IDNumber

Expenses100.00133.15234.34111.12


proc sort data = employee_info;

<insert BY statement here>

run;

Which BY statement completes the program and sorts the data sequentially by ascending expense valueswithin each ascending IDNUMBER value?


A. by Expenses IDNumber;B. by IDNumber Expenses;C. by ascending Expenses IDNumber;D. by ascending IDNumber ascending Expenses;




proc format

value score 1 - 50 = `Fail'

51 - 100 = `Pass';

run;

proc report data = work.courses nowd;

column exam;

define exam / display format = score.;

run;

The variable EXAM has a value of 50.5.

How will the EXAM variable value be displayed in the REPORT procedure output?

A. FailB. PassC. 50.5D. . (missing numeric value)



QUESTION 40"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 30 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamWhat is the purpose or the MISSOVER option on the INFILE statement?

A. It prevents SAS from loading a new record when the end of the current record is reached.B. It enables SAS to scan the input data records until the character string that is specified in the

@`character-string' expression is round.C. It enables SAS to continue to read the next input data record if it does not find values in the current input

tine for all the variables in the statement.D. It causes the DATA step to stop processing if an INPUT statement reaches the end of the current

record without finding values for all variables in the statement.




data work.test;

set work.staff (keep = jansales febsales marsales);

array diff_sales{3} difsales1 - difsales3;

array monthly{3} jansales febsales marsales;

run;

What new variables are created?

A. JANSALES, FEBSALES and MARSALESB. MONTHLY1, MONTHLY2 and MONTHLY3C. DIFSALES1, DIFSALES2 and DIFSALES3D. DIFF_SALES1, DIFF_SALES2 and DIFF_SALES3



QUESTION 42What describes the SAS automatic _ERRDR_ variable?


A. The _ERROR_ variable contains the values `TRUE' or `FALSE.'B. The _ERROR variable maintains a count of the number of data errors.C. The _ERROR_ variable can be used in expressions or calculations in the DATA step.D. The ERROR_variable contains the number or the observation that caused the error.



QUESTION 43Given the following raw data record:

07Jan20 05

Which INFOFRMAT reads this raw data and stores it as a SAS date value?

A. dmy9.B. date9.C. ddMMMyy9.

D. ddmmmyyyy9.



QUESTION 44Which statement correctly computes the average of four numerical values?

A. average = mean(num1, num4);B. average = mean(num1 - num4);C. average = mean(ofnum1 - num4)D. average = mean(num1 num2 num3 num4);



QUESTION 45"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 32 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamThe following SAS program is submitted:

libname temp `SAS data library';

data temp.sales;

merge temp sales

work.receipt;

by names;

run;

The input data files are sorted by the NAMES variable:

What is the result?

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.



QUESTION 46Given the contents of the raw data file TYPECOLOR:

----I----10---I----20---I----30

Daisyyellow


data flowers;

infile `typecolor';

input type$ 1-5+1 color$;

run;

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A. type colordaisyyellow

B. type colordaisyyellow

C. type colordaisyyellow" "(missing character value)

D. No values are stored for the TYPE and COLOR variables.



QUESTION 47A user-defined format has been created using the FORMAT procedure. Where is it stored?

A. in a SAS catalogB. in an external binary fileC. in a SAS dataset in the WORK libraryD. in a SAS dataset in a permanent SAS data library




data work.flights;

destination = `cph';

select(destination);

when('LHR') city = `London';

when('CPH') city = `Copenhagen';

otherwise city = `Other';

end;

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What is the value of the CITY variable?

A. OtherB. CopenhC. CopenhagenD. ``(missing character value)




data work.new;

length word $7;

amount = 4;

it amount = 4 then word = `FOUR';

else if amount = 7

then word = `SEVEN';

else word = `NONE!!!';

amount = 7;

run;

What are the values of the AMOUNT and WORD variables in SAS dataset work.new?

A. amount word4 FOUR

B. amount word4 NONE!!!

C. amount word7 FOUR

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QUESTION 50The following SAS program is submitted, creating the SAS data set ONE:

data one;

infile `file specification';

input num chars$;

run;

ONE

NUMCHAR

----------------The following SAS program is submitted:

proc print data = one;

where char = 23;

run;

What is output?

A. NUM CHAR1 77

B. NUM CHAR1 233 23

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D. No output is generated.




data work.retail;

cost = `20000';

total= .10* cost

run;

What is the result?

A. The value of the variable TOTAL in the output data set is 2000. No messages are written to the SASlog.

B. The value of the variable TOTAL in the output data set is 2000. A note that conversion has taken placeis written to the SAS log.

C. The value of the variable TOTAL in the output data set is missing. An error message is written to theSAS log.

D. The variable TOTAL in the output data set has no value. The program fails to execute due to a syntaxerror.




Data_null_;

set old;

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run;

Where is the output written?

A. to the SAS logB. to the SAS data set _NULL_C. to the SAS output window or to an output fileD. to the raw data file that was most recently opened




data work.test;

array items{3} _temporary_;

run;

What are the names of the variable(s) in the WORKTEST data set?

A. ITEMSB. ITEMS1, ITEMS2, ITEMS3C. No variables are created because it is a temporary array.D. The program fails to execute because there are no variables listed on the ARRAY statement.



QUESTION 54Read the table



proc freq data = sales;

<insert TABLES statement here>

run;

The following output is created by the FREQUENCY procedure:


Which TABLES statement(s) completed the program and produced the output?

A. tables region product;B. tables region * product;C. tables product * region;D. tables product; tables region;




data one;

date = `04juI2005'd;

format date weekdate.; run;

proc print data = one; run;

What output is generated?


A. Obs date1 Monday, July 4, 2005

B. Obs date1 July4, 2005

C. Obs date1 04Jul2005

D. Obs date1 Monday, 07/04/2005




data test;

set sasuser.employees;

if 2 le years_service le 10 then

amount = 1000;

else amount = 0;

amount_per_year = years_service / amount

run;

What is the value of the variable AMOUNT_PER_YEAR if an employee has been with the company for oneyear?

A. 0B. 0.001C. 1D. . (missing numeric value)



QUESTION 57"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 41 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamGiven the SAS data set PERM.STUDENTS:

PERM.STUDENTS NAMEAGE

---------------- Alfred14

Alice13

Barbara13

Carol14


libname perm `SAS data library';

data students;

set perm.students;

file `file specification';

put name $ age;

<insert statement here>

run;

The following double-spaced file is desired as output

Alfred 14

Alice 13

Barbara 13

Carol 14

Which statement completes the program and creates the desired file?

A. putB. put/;C. double;D. put _null_;

Correct Answer: ASection: (none)

Explanation




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 WORKSALARY contains 10 observations for each department, and is currentlyordered by DEPARTMENT.

Which statement is true?

A. The BY statement in the DATA step causes a syntax error.B. The statement payroll + wagerate; in the DATA step causes a syntax error.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

WORKSALARY data set.



QUESTION 59Given the contents of the raw data file EMPLOYEE:

----|----10----|----20----|----30

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19/2/2004

ACCT

Rob

22/5/2004

MKTG

MaryJane

14/3/2004

EDUC


data emps;

infile `employee';

input@1 name$

@15 date <insert INFORMAT here>

@25 department$;

run;

Which INFORMAT correctly completes the program?

A. date9.B. ddmmyyyy9.C. ddmmyy10.D. ddmmyyyy10.




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input name $ amount@@;

run;

Which of the following is true?

A. Two @@ together are the same as one c.B. Two @@ hold the data records until the bottom of the DATA step.C. Two @@ hold the raw data record across iterations of the DATA step.D. Two @@ are invalid syntax and will cause the program to fail to execute.



QUESTION 61Given the SAS data set QTR 1_REVENUE:

destinationrevenue

YYZ53634

FRA62129

FRA75962

RDU76254

YYZ82174


proc sort data = qtr1_revenue;

by destination descending revenue; run;

What is the first observation in the output data set?

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B. destination revenueFRA 75962

C. destination revenueYYZ 53634

D. destination revenueYYZ 82174




data numrecords;


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 during each iteration of the DATA step execution?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4




QUESTION 63Given the SAS data set ONE:

Given the SAS data set WORK.ONE:


Which report is produced?


A. Option AB. Option BC. Option CD. Option D



QUESTION 64After a SAS program is submitted, the following is written to the SAS log:

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106 set allmonths(keep = product month num_sold cost);

107 if month = `Jan' then output january;

108 sales = cost * num_sold;

109 keep = product sales;

------ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following:!,

!!, &, *,**, +, -,/, <,< =, <>, =, >, ><, >=,

AND, EQ, GE, GT, IN, LE, LT, MAX, MIN, NE, NG, NL,

NOTIN, OR,^=,|,II,

110 run;

What changes should be made to the KEEP statement to correct the errors in the LOG?

A. keep product sales;B. keep product, sales;C. keep = product, sales;D. keep = (product sales);




data combine;

prefix='505';

middle='6465 `;

end='09090';

<insert statement here>;


Which statement successfully completes the program so that TOTAL has a value of 505-6465-

09090?

A. total = cat('-', prefix, middle, end);B. total = catx('-', prefix, middle, end);C. total = prefix !!'-'!! middle ``!!'-'!! end;D. total = prefix!!'-'!! left(middle)!!'-'!! end;




<insert ODS statement here>

proc means data = sasuser.shoes;

where product in (`Sandal' , `Slipper' , `Boot');

run;

<insert ODS statement here>

Which ODS statements complete the program and send the report to an HTML file?

A. ods html = `sales.html'; ods html close;B. ods file = `sales.html'; ods file close;C. ods file html = `sales.html'; ods file close;D. ods html file = `sales.html'; ods html close;



QUESTION 67Given the raw data file AMOUNT:

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$1,234


data test;

infile `amount';

input@1 salary 6.;

if_error_then description = `Problems';

else description = `No Problems';

run;

What is the result?

A. The value of the DESCRIPTION variable is No Probl.B. The value of the DESCRIPTION variable is Problems.C. The value of the DESCRIPTION variable is No Problems.D. The value of the DESCRIPTION variable can not be determined.



QUESTION 68Given the SAS data set PEPM.STUDENTS:

PERM.STUDENTS NAME AGE

--------- ------ Alfred 14

Alice13

Barbara13

Carol14


libname perm `SAS data library';

data students;

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file `file specification';

put name $15. @5 age 2.;

run;

What is written to the output raw data file?

A. ----I----10---I----20---I----30Alfred 14Alice 13Barbara 13Carol 14

B. ----I----10---I----20---I----30Alfr14Alic13Barb13aCarol 4

C. ----I----10---I----20---I----30Alfr14edAlic130Barb13araCaro141

D. ----I----10---I----20---I----30Alfred14Alice13Barbara13Carol14




data work.total;

set work.salary(keep = department wagerate);

by department;

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then payroll = 0;

payroll + wagerate;

if last.department

run;

The SAS data set WORK.SALARY, currently ordered by DEPARTMENT, contains 100 observations foreach of 5 departments.

What is the result?

A. The WORK.TOTAL data set contains 5 observations.B. The WORKTDTAL data set contains 100 observations.C. The WORKTOTAL data set contains 500 observations.D. The program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 70The following SAS program is submitted;

data combine;

country = `Italy, Russia, ireland';

found = find(country, `i');

run;

What is the value of the variable FOUND in the output data set?

A. 1B. 12C. ItalyD. Russia




QUESTION 71Given the following code:

proc print data=SASHELP.CLASS(firstobs=5 obs=15);

where Sex='M';

run;

How many observations will be displayed?

A. 11B. 15C. 10 or fewerD. 11 or fewer



QUESTION 72The SAS data set named WORK.SALARY contains 10 observations for each department, and is currentlyordered by Department. The following SAS program is submitted:

Which statement is true?

A. The by statement in the DATA step causes a syntax error.B. The statement Payroll+(MonthlyWageRate*12); in the data step causes a syntax error.C. The values of the variable Payroll represent the monthly total for each department in the

WORK.SALARY data set.D. The values of the variable Payroll represent a monthly total for all values of WAGERATE in the "Pass

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QUESTION 73Given the contents of the raw data file TYPECOLOR.DAT:


What are the values of the variables Type and Color?

A. Type=daisy, Color=yellow

B. Type=daisy, Color=wC. Type=daisy, Color=daisyyellowD. Type=daisy, Color=





What new variables are created?

A. Difcount1, Difcount2 and Difcount3B. Diff1, Diff2 and Diff3C. Janpt, Febpt, and MarptD. Patients1, Patients2 and Patients3



QUESTION 75Given the raw data record in the file phone.txt:

Which SAS statement completes the program and results in a value of "James Stevens" for the

variableFullName?

A. FullName=CATX(' ',EmpFName,EmpLName);B. FullName=CAT(' ',EmpFName,EmpLName);C. FullName=EmpFName!!EmpLName;D. FullName=EmpFName + EmpLName;




QUESTION 76Which statement specifies that records 1 through 10 are to be read from the raw data file customer.txt?

A. infile 'customer.txt' 1-10;B. input 'customer.txt' stop@10;C. infile 'customer.txt' obs=10;D. input 'customer.txt' stop=10;




What value will SAS assign to Pos?

A. 0B. 1C. 2D. 12



QUESTION 78Given the following raw data records in DATAFILE.TXT:


Which output is correct based on the submitted program?





QUESTION 79The SAS data set WORK.ONE contains a numeric variable named Num ana character variable namedChar:

WORK.ONE

Num Char

------ ------

1 23

3 23

1 77


proc print data=WORK.ONE;

where Num='1';

run;

What is output?

A. Num Char--- ----1 23

B. Num Char--- ----1 231 77

C. Num Char--- ----1 233 231 77

D. No output is generated.


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Explanation:

QUESTION 80The following output is created by the FREQUENCY procedure:

Which TABLES statement was used to completed the following program that produced the output?

proc freq data=sales;

<_insert_code_>

run;

A. tables region product;B. tables region,productC. tables region/product;D. tables region*product;





<_insert_ods_code_>

proc means data=SASUSER.SHOES;

where Product in ('Sandal' , 'Slipper' , 'Boot');

run;

<_insert_ods_code_>

Which ODS statements inserted, respectively, in the two location above creates a report stored in an htmlfile?

A. ods html open='sales.html';ods html close;

B. ods file='sales.html' / html;ods file close;

C. ods html file='sales.html';ods html close;

D. ods file html='sales.html';ods file close;



QUESTION 82Given the following data step:


After data step execution, what will data set WORK.GEO contain?





QUESTION 83Which of the following choices is an unacceptable ODS destination for producing output that can be viewedin Microsoft Excel?

A. MSOFFICE2KB. EXCELXPC. CSVALLD. WINXP



QUESTION 84Which statement describes a characteristic of the SAS automatic variable _ERROR_?

A. The _ERROR_ variable maintains a count of the number of data errors in a DATA step.B. The _ERROR_ variable is added to the program data vector and becomes part of the data set being

created.C. The _ERROR_ variable can be used in expressions in the DATA step.D. The _ERROR_ variable contains the number of the observation that caused the data error.



QUESTION 85The Excel workbook REGIONS.XLS contains the following four worksheets:

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WEST

NORTH

SOUTH

The following program is submitted:

libname MYXLS 'regions.xls';

Which PROC PRINT step correctly displays the NORTH worksheet?

A. proc print data=MYXLS.NORTH;run;

B. proc print data=MYXLS.NORTH$;run;

C. proc print data=MYXLS.'NORTH'e;run;

D. proc print data=MYXLS.'NORTH$'n;run;


Explanation/Reference:

Explanation:

QUESTION 86Given the data set WORK.EMPDATA:

Which one of the following where statements would display observations with job titles containing the word'Manager'?

A. where substr(Job_Title,(length(Job_Title)-6))='Manager';B. where upcase(scan(Job_Title,-1,' '))='MANAGER';

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data WORK.DATE_INFO;

X="01Jan1960" D;

run;

What variable X contains what value?

A. the numeric value 0B. the character value "01Jan1960"C. the date value 01011960D. the code contains a syntax error and does not execute.



QUESTION 88Given the SAS data set WORK.EMP_NAME:

Given the SAS data set WORK.EMP_DEPT:



How many observations are in data set WORK.ALL after submitting the program?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 5



QUESTION 89The following program is submitted:

proc contents data=_all_;

run;

Which statement best describes the output from the submitted program?

A. The output contains only a list of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.B. The output displays only the contents of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.C. The output displays only the variables in the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.D. The output contains a list of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library and "Pass Any

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How will the Exam variable value be displayed in the FREQ procedure output?

A. FailB. PassC. 50.5D. . (missing numeric value)




proc sort data=SASUSER.PROJECTS out=PSORT;

by Code descending Date Cost;

run;

Which of the following is true concerning the submitted program?


A. The descending option applies to the variable Code.B. The variable Code is sorted by ascending order.C. The PSORT data set is stored in the SASUSER library.D. The descending option applies to the Date and Cost variables.



QUESTION 92The following code was modified to generate the results further below:

proc format;

value agegrp

low-12 ='Pre-Teen'

13-high = 'Teen';

run;

proc means data=SASHELP.CLASS;

var Height;

class Sex Age;

format Age agegrp.;

run;

The following results were generated to display only specific statistics and limit the decimals with themodification: Which statement below was modified or added to generate the results above:

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B. proc means data=SASHELP.CLASS maxdec=1 ;C. proc means data=SASHELP.CLASS min max mean maxdec=1;D. output nobs min max mean maxdec=1;




What types of variables are DayOfMonth, MonthOfYear, and Year?

A. DayOfMonth, Year, and MonthOfYear are character.B. DayOfMonth, Year, and MonthOfYear are numeric.C. DayOfMonth and Year are numeric. MonthOfYear is character.D. DayOfMonth, Year, and MonthOfYear are date values.

Correct Answer: B




data ONE TWO SASUSER.TWO

set SASUSER.ONE;

run;

Assuming that SASUSER.ONE exists, how many temporary and permanent SAS data sets are created?


A. 2 temporary and 1 permanent SAS data sets are createdB. 3 temporary and 2 permanent SAS data sets are createdC. 2 temporary and 2 permanent SAS data sets are createdD. there is an error and no new data sets are created



QUESTION 95Which statement is true concerning the SAS automatic variable _ERROR_?


A. It cannot be used in an if/then condition.B. It cannot be used in an assignment statement.C. It can be put into a keep statement or keep= option.D. It is automatically dropped.



QUESTION 96Given the SAS data set WORK.TEMPS:


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A. Option AB. Option B

C. Option CD. Option D





data WORK.ACCOUNTING;

set WORK.DEPARTMENT;

label Jobcode='Job Description';

run;

Which statement is true about the output dataset?

A. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job (only the first word).B. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job Desc (only the first 8 characters).C. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job Description.D. The program fails to execute due to errors. Labels must be defined in a PROC step.



QUESTION 98Which is a valid LIBNAME statement?

A. libname "_SAS_data_library_location_";B. sasdata libname "_SAS_data_library_location_";C. libname sasdata "_SAS_data_library_location_";D. libname sasdata sas "_SAS_data_library_location_";




QUESTION 99The following output is created by the FREQUENCY procedure:

Which TABLES option(s) would be used to eliminate the row and column counts and just see thefrequencies and percents?

A. norowcount nocolcountB. freq percentC. norow nocolD. nocounts



QUESTION 100The Excel workbook QTR1.XLS contains the following three worksheets:

JAN

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MAR

Which statement correctly assigns a library reference to the Excel workbook?

A. libname qtrdata 'qtr1.xls';B. libname 'qtr1.xls' sheets=3;

C. libname jan feb mar 'qtr1.xls';D. libname mydata 'qtr1.xls' WORK.heets=(jan,feb,mar);



Topic 2, Volume B


What is produced as output?

A. A file named test.cvs that can only be opened in Excel.B. A text file named test.cvs that can be opened in Excel or in any text editor.C. A text file named test.cvs that can only be opened in a text editor.D. A file named test.cvs that can only be opened by SAS.



QUESTION 102You're attempting to read a raw data file and you see the following messages displayed in the SAS Log:


What does it mean?

A. A compiler error, triggered by an invalid character for the variable Salary.B. An execution error, triggered by an invalid character for the variable Salary.C. The 1st of potentially many errors, this one occurring on the 4th observation.D. An error on the INPUT statement specification for reading the variable Salary.



Explanation:


What will the data set WORK.TEST contain?





QUESTION 104Given the SAS data set WORK.ONE:

And the SAS data set WORK.TWO:



What is the first observation in the SAS data set WORK.BOTH?






data WORK.DATE_INFO;

Day="01" ;

Yr=1960 ;

X=mdy(Day,01,Yr) ;

run;

What is the value of the variable X?

A. the numeric value 0B. the character value "01011960"C. a missing value due to syntax errorsD. the step will not compile because of the character argument in the mdy function.




data WORK.AUTHORS;

array Favorites{3} $ 8 ('Shakespeare','Hemingway','McCaffrey');

run;

What is the value of the second variable in the dataset WORK.AUTHORS?

A. HemingwayB. HemingwaC. ' ' (a missing value)

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QUESTION 107The SAS data set Fed.Banks contains a variable Open_Date which has been assigned a permanent labelof "Open Date". Which SAS program temporarily replaces the label "Open Date" with the label "StartingDate" in the output?

A. proc print data=SASUSER.HOUSES label;

label Open_Date "Starting Date";run;

B. proc print data=SASUSER.HOUSES label;label Open_Date="Starting Date";run;

C. proc print data=SASUSER.HOUSES;label Open_Date="Starting Date";run;

D. proc print data=SASUSER.HOUSES;Open_Date="Starting Date";run;



QUESTION 108Consider the following data step:

In filtering the values of the variable X in data set WORK.OLD, what value new value would be assigned toX if its original value was a missing value?


A. X would get a value of 1.B. X would get a value of 3.C. X would retain its original value of missing.D. This step does not run because of syntax errors.




Why does the program fail?

A. The PAGENO option is invalid in the OPTIONS statement.B. The RUN statement is missing after the FORMAT procedure.C. The format name contains a period in the VALUE statement.D. The LABEL option is missing from the PROC PRINT statement.



QUESTION 110Given the SAS data set WORK.PRODUCTS:


How many observations does the WORK.OUTDOOR data set contain?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 6



QUESTION 111Given the following raw data records in TEXTFILE.TXT:


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QUESTION 112Given the SAS data set WORK.PRODUCTS:


How many variables does the WORK.REVENUE data set contain?

A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 6




What is the initial value of the variable Total in the following program?

A. 0B. Missing

C. The value of the first observations WagerateD. Cannot be determined from the information given





data WORK.NEW;

set WORK.OLD;

Count+1;

run;

The varaible Count is created using a sum statement. Which statement regarding this variable is true?

A. It is assigned a value 0 when the data step begins execution.B. It is assigned a value of missing when the data step begins execution.C. It is assigned a value 0 at compile time.D. It is assigned a value of missing at compile time.



QUESTION 115The data set WORK.REALESTATE has the variable LocalFee with a format of 9. and a variable

CountryFee with a format of 7.;


"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 84 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamWhat are the formats of the variables LOCALFEE and COUNTRYFEE in the output dataset?

A. LocalFee has format of 9. and CountryFee has a format of 7.B. LocalFee has format of 9. and CountryFee has a format of percent7.2C. Both LocalFee and CountryFee have a format of percent7.2D. The data step fails execution; there is no format for LocalFee.



QUESTION 116Given the following raw data records:


Which SAS program correctly reads in the raw data?





QUESTION 117Which of the following programs correctly invokes the DATA Step Debugger?





QUESTION 118Which step sorts the observations of a permanent SAS data set by two variables and stores the sortedobservations in a temporary SAS data set?

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B. proc sort data=SASUSER.EMPLOYEES out=EMPSORT;by Lname Fname;run;

C. proc sort out=SASUSER.EMPLOYEES data=WORK.EMPSORT; by Lname Fname;run;

D. proc sort data=SASUSER.EMPLOYEES out=SASUSER.EMPSORT; by Lname and Fname;run;



QUESTION 119Consider the data step:

Which of the following assignment statements for variable group are functionally equivalent to the originalstatement used in the above data step?

A. if Age not in(15,16) then Group=1; else Group=2;B. if (Age NE 16) or (Age NE 15) then Group=1; else Group=2;C. where Age not between 15 and 16 then Group=1; else Group=2;D. both A or C will work.




data WORK.ACCOUNTING;

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length EmpId $6;

CharEmpid=EmpId;

run;

If data set WORK.DEPARTMENT has a numeric variable EmpId. Which statement is true about the outputdataset?

A. The type of the variable CharEmpid is numeric.B. The type of the variable CharEmpid is unknown.C. The type of the variable CharEmpid is character.D. The program fails to execute due to errors.




data WORK.OUTDS;

do until(Prod GT 6);

Prod + 1;

end;

run;

What is the value of the variable Prod in the output data set?

A. . (missing)B. 6C. 7D. Undetermined, infinite loop.





The SAS data set WORK.SALARY is currently ordered by Gender within Department. Which inserted codewill accumulate subtotals for each Gender within Department?

A. GenderB. DepartmentC. Gender DepartmentD. Department Gender



QUESTION 123Which step displays a listing of all the data sets in the WORK library?

A. proc contents lib=WORKrun;

B. proc contents lib=WORK.all;run;

C. proc contents data=WORK._all_;run;

D. proc contents data=WORK _ALL_;run;

Correct Answer: C




QUESTION 124Given the SAS data set WORK.ORDERS:

The variable order_id is numeric; customer is character; and shipped is numeric, contains a SAS datevalue, and is shown with the DATE9. format. A programmer would like to create a new variable, ship_note,that shows a character value with the order_id, shipped date, and customer name. For example, given thefirst observation ship_note would have the value "Order 9341 shipped on 02FEB2009 to Josh Martin".

Which of the following statement will correctly create the value and assign it to ship_note?

A. ship_note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',input(shipped,date9.),'to',customer);B. ship_note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',char(shipped,date9.),'to',customer);C. ship_note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',transwrd(shipped,date9.),'to',customer);D. ship_note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',put(shipped,date9.),'to',customer);




105 data WORK.JANUARY;

106 set WORK.ALLYEAR(keep=Product Month Quantity Cost);

107 if Month='JAN' then output WORK.JANUARY;

108 Sales=Cost * Quantity;

109 drop=Month Quantity Cost;

-----

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!!, , *, **, +, -,

, <=, <>, =, >, >=,

AND, EQ, GE, GT, IN, LE, LT, MAX, MIN, NE, NG, NL,

NOTIN, OR, ^=, |, ||, ~=.

110 run;

What data set option could be attached to WORK.JANUARY to replace the DROP statement thatgenerated the error in the log?

A. (drop Month Quantity Cost)B. (drop Month, Quantity, Cost)C. (drop=Month, Quantity, Cost)D. (drop=Month Quantity Cost)




The computed variables City and State have their values assigned using two different methods, a

RETAIN statement and an Assignment statement. Which statement regarding this program is true?

A. The RETAIN statement is fine, but the value of City will be truncated to 8 bytes as the LENGTHstatement has been omitted.

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C. The assignment statement is fine, but the value of City will be truncated to 8 bytes as the LENGTHstatement has been omitted.

D. City's value will be assigned one time, State's value 5 times.




What value will SAS assign to Total?

A. 3

B. 1.6C. 4.8D. The program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 128A SAS program is submitted and the following SAS log is produced:

2 data gt100;

3 set ia.airplanes

4 if mpg gt 100 then output;

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ERROR: File WORK.IF.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File WORK.MPG.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File WORK.GT.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File WORK.THEN.DATA does not exist.

ERROR: File WORK.OUTPUT.DATA does not exist.

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: a name,

a quoted string, (, ;, END, KEY, KEYS, NOBS, OPEN, POINT, _DATA_, _LAST_, _NULL_.

ERROR 202-322: The option or parameter is not recognized and will be ignored.

5 run;

The IA libref was previously assigned in this SAS session.

Which one of the following corrects the errors in the LOG?

A. Delete the word THEN on the IF statement.B. Add a semicolon at the end of the SET statement.C. Place quotes around the value on the IF statement.D. Add an END statement to conclude the IF statement



QUESTION 129The contents of the raw data file SIZE are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

72 95


data test;

infile 'size';

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run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable WEIGHT in the output data set?

A. 2B. 72C. 95D. . (missing numeric value)



QUESTION 130A SAS PRINT procedure output of the WORK.LEVELS data set is listed below:

Obs name level

1 Frank 1

2 Joan 2

3 Sui 2

4 Jose 3

5 Burt 4

6 Kelly .

7 Juan 1


data work.expertise;

set work.levels;

if level = . then

expertise = 'Unknown';

else if level = 1 then

expertise = 'Low';

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expertise = 'Medium';

else

expertise = 'High';

run;

Which of the following values does the variable EXPERTISE contain?

A. Low, Medium, and High onlyB. Low, Medium, and Unknown onlyC. Low, Medium, High, and Unknown onlyD. Low, Medium, High, Unknown, and ' ' (missing character value)



QUESTION 131The contents of the raw data file EMPLOYEE are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

Ruth 39 11

Jose 32 22

Sue 30 33

John 40 44


data test;

infile 'employee';

input employee_name $ 1-4;

if employee_name = 'Sue' then input age 7-8;

else input idnum 10-11;

run;

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 96 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamWhich one of the following values does the variable AGE contain when the name of the employee is "Sue"?

A. 30B. 33C. 40D. . (missing numeric value)



Explanation:


libname sasdata 'SAS-data-library';

data test;

set sasdata.chemists;

if jobcode = 'chem3'

then description = 'Senior Chemist';

else description = 'Unknown';

run;

A value for the variable JOBCODE is listed below:

JOBCODE

CHEM3

Which one of the following values does the variable DESCRIPTION contain?

A. chem3B. UnknownC. Senior ChemistD. ' ' (missing character value)



Explanation:


options pageno = 1;

proc print data = sasuser.houses;

run;


run;

The report created by the PRINT procedure step generates 5 pages of output.

What is the page number on the first page of the report generated by the MEANS procedure step?

A. 1B. 2C. 5D. 6



QUESTION 134Which one of the following SAS system options displays the time on a report?

A. TIMEB. DATEC. TODAYD. DATETIME




QUESTION 135Which one of the following SAS system options prevents the page number from appearing on a report?

A. NONUMB. NOPAGEC. NONUMBERD. NOPAGENUM




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 word5 DOG

B. amount word5 CAT

C. amount word7 DOG

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proc means data = sasuser.houses std mean max;

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.



QUESTION 138Unless specified, which variables and data values are used to calculate statistics in the MEANS procedure?

A. non-missing numeric variable values onlyB. missing numeric variable values and non-missing numeric variable values onlyC. non-missing character variables and non-missing numeric variable values onlyD. missing character variables, non-missing character variables, missing numeric variable values, and

non-missing numeric variable values





proc sort data = sasuser.houses out = houses;

by style;

run;

proc print data = houses;

run;

Click on the Exhibit button to view the report produced.

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

Which of the following SAS statement(s) create(s) the report?


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;



Explanation:

QUESTION 140A realtor has two customers. One customer wants to view a list of homes selling for less than $60,000. Theother 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 alldesired 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;



QUESTION 141The SAS data set BANKS is listed below:

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name rate

FirstCapital 0.0718

DirectBank 0.0721

VirtualDirect 0.0728


data newbank;

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 setNEWBANK?

A. 0 observations and 0 variablesB. 1 observations and 4 variables

C. 3 observations and 3 variablesD. 9 observations and 2 variables




data work.clients;

calls = 6;

do while (calls le 6);

calls + 1;

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run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable CALLS in the output data set?

A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7




data work.pieces;

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. 4B. 5C. 6D. 7

Correct Answer: C



QUESTION 144A raw data record is listed below:

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1999/10/25


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 theproject 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.);




data work.month;

date = put('13mar2000'd,ddmmyy10.);

run;

Which one of the following represents the type and length of the variable DATE in the output data set?

A. numeric, 8 bytesB. numeric, 10 bytesC. character, 8 bytesD. character, 10 bytes



Explanation:


data work.month;

date = input('13mar2000',date9.);

run;

Which one of the following represents the type and length of the variable DATE in the output data set?

A. numeric, 8 bytesB. numeric, 9 bytesC. character, 8 bytesD. character, 9 bytes




data work.products;

Product_Number = 5461;

Item = '1001';

Item_Reference = Item'/'Product_Number;

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable ITEM_REFERENCE in the output data set?

A. 1001/5461"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 106 SAS Institute A00-211 Exam

B. 1001/ 5461C. . (missing numeric value)D. The value can not be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.




data work.retail;

cost = '20000';

total = .10 * cost;

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable TOTAL in the output data set?

A. 2000B. '2000'C. . (missing numeric value)D. ' ' (missing character value)




data work.test;

Author = 'Agatha Christie';

First = substr(scan(author,1,' ,'),1,1);

run;

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 107 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamWhich one of the following is the length of the variable FIRST in the output data set?

A. 1B. 6C. 15D. 200




data work.test;

Author = 'Christie, Agatha';

First = substr(scan(author,2,' ,'),1,1);

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable FIRST in the output data set?

A. AB. CC. AgathaD. ' ' (missing character value)

Correct Answer: A




data work.test;

Title = 'A Tale of Two Cities, Charles J. Dickens';

Word = scan(title,3,' ,');


Which one of the following is the value of the variable WORD in the output data set?

A. TB. ofC. DickensD. ' ' (missing character value)




data work.test;

First = 'Ipswich, England';

City_Country = substr(First,1,7)!!', '!!'England';

run;

Which one of the following is the length of the variable CITY_COUNTRY in the output data set?

A. 6B. 7C. 17D. 25




data work.test;

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City = substr(First,1,7);

City_Country = City!!', '!!'England';

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable CITY_COUNTRY in the output data set?

A. Ipswich!!B. Ipswich, EnglandC. Ipswich, 'England'D. Ipswich, England



QUESTION 154Which one of the following is true of the RETAIN statement in a SAS DATA step program?

A. It can be used to assign an initial value to _N_ .B. It is only valid in conjunction with a SUM function.C. It has no effect on variables read with the SET, MERGE and UPDATE statements.D. It adds the value of an expression to an accumulator variable and ignores missing values.



QUESTION 155A raw data file is listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

squash 1.10

apples 2.25

juice 1.69

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 110 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamThe following SAS program is submitted using the raw data file above:

data groceries;


input item $ cost;

run;

Which one of the following completes the program and produces a grand total for all COST values?

A. grandtot = sum cost;B. grandtot = sum(grandtot,cost);C. retain grandtot 0;

grandtot = sum(grandtot,cost);D. grandtot = sum(grandtot,cost);

output grandtot





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?

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B. 8 bytesC. 14 bytesD. 200 bytes



QUESTION 157The following SAS DATA step is submitted:


set work.department;

length jobcode $ 12;

run;

The WORK.DEPARTMENT SAS data set contains a character variable named JOBCODE with a length of5. Which one of the following is the length of the variable JOBCODE in the output data set?

A. 5B. 8

C. 12D. The length can not be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 158Which one of the following SAS statements renames two variables?

A. set work.dept1work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcode)(sal = salary));

B. set work.dept1work.dept2(rename = (jcode = jobcodesal = salary));"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 112 SAS Institute A00-211 Exam

C. set work.dept1work.dept2(rename = jcode = jobcodesal = salary);

D. set work.dept1work.dept2(rename = (jcode jobcode)(sal salary));




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.staff;

JobCategory = 'FA';

JobLevel = '1';

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run;

Which one of the following is the value of the variable JOBCATEGORY in the output data set?

A. FAB. FA1C. FA 1D. ' ' (missing character value)




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. 6B. 9C. . (missing numeric value)D. The program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 162The SAS data set named WORK.TEST is listed below:

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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 thenairplanetype = 'Large' and staff = 10;else airplanetype = 'Small' and staff = 5;run;

B. data work.test;capacity = 150;if 100 le capacity le 200 thendo;airplanetype = 'Large';staff = 10;end;elsedo;airplanetype = 'Small';staff = 5;end;run;

C. data work.test;capacity = 150;if 100 le capacity le 200 thendo;airplanetype = 'Large';staff = 10;elsedo;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;"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 115 SAS Institute A00-211 Exam



QUESTION 163The SAS data set EMPLOYEE_INFO is listed below:

IDNumber Expenses

2542 100.00

3612 133.15

2198 234.34

2198 111.12


proc sort data = employee_info;

run;

Which one of the following BY statements completes the program and sorts the data sequentially bydescending 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;




libname company 'SAS-data-library';

proc sort data = company.payroll;

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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



QUESTION 165The SAS data set WORK.AWARDS is listed below:

fname points

Amy 2

Amy 1

Gerard 3

Wang 3

Wang 1

Wang 2


proc sort data = work.awards;

by descending fname points;

run;

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 117 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamWhich one of the following represents how the observations are sorted?

A. Wang 3Gerard 3Wang 2Amy 2Wang 1Amy 1

B. Wang 3Wang 2Wang 1Gerard 3Amy 2Amy 1

C. Wang 3Wang 1Wang 2Gerard 3Amy 2Amy 1

D. Wang 1Wang 2Wang 3Gerard 3Amy 1Amy 2



QUESTION 166The observations in the SAS data set WORK.TEST are ordered by the values of the variable SALARY. Thefollowing 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.



QUESTION 167Which 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.




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

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 119 SAS Institute A00-211 Examthe 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 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, SALES4B. AGENTS1, AGENTS2, AGENTS3, AGENTS4C. 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.



QUESTION 170On which portion(s) of a SAS data set does the PRINT procedure report?

A. the data portion onlyB. the descriptor portion onlyC. the descriptor portion and the data portionD. neither the data portion nor the descriptor portion "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com

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QUESTION 171Which one of the following SAS procedures displays the data portion of a SAS data set?

A. PRINTB. FSLISTC. CONTENTSD. DATASETS




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 libraryB. the data portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES onlyC. the descriptor portion of every data set in the SASUSER libraryD. the descriptor portion of the data set SASUSER.AIRPLANES only




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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;


input name $ age height;

if age LE 10;

run;

How many observations will the WORK.HOMEWORK data set contain?

A. 0B. 2C. 3D. No data set is created as the program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 174The SASDATA.BANKS data set has five observations when the following SAS program is submitted:


data allobs;

set sasdata.banks;

capital=0;

do year = 2000 to 2020 by 5;

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output;

end;

run;

How many observations will the ALLOBS data set contain?

A. 5B. 15C. 20D. 25




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. 424B. 425C. 499D. 1000




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)



QUESTION 177The contents of the raw data file TEAM are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

Janice 10

Henri 11

Michael 11

Susan 12


data group;

infile 'team';

input name $15. age 2.;

file 'file-specification';

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run;

Which one of the following describes the output created?

A. a raw data file onlyB. a SAS data set named GROUP onlyC. a SAS data set named GROUP and a raw data fileD. No output is generated as the program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 178The 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. TheSALES_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_;"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 125 SAS Institute A00-211 Examset 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;




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 ddate1 APR152000 2 6

B. Obs newdate qdate ddate1 04/15/2000 2 6

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D. Obs newdate qdate ddate1 04/15/2000 2 7




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 thevariable 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.REPORTdata set?

A. 2B. 3C. 6D. 9




data revenue;

set year_1;

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run;

Which one of the following values does the variable named VAR1 contain?

A. 14B. 15C. 1151960D. '1/15/1960'




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, 2000D. a numeric value of 3232000, which represents the SAS date value for March 23, 2000



QUESTION 183"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 128 SAS Institute A00-211 ExamThe 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, 2000D. the numeric value 04252000, representing the SAS date for April 25, 2000




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.



QUESTION 185Which one of the following SAS DATA steps saves the temporary data set named MYDATA as apermanent 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;




libname temp 'SAS-data-library';

data temp.report;

"Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 130 SAS Institute A00-211 Examset 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.



QUESTION 187The 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. WORKB. REPORT.C. HOUSESD. SASUSER

Correct Answer: A



QUESTION 188The SAS data sets WORK.EMPLOYEE and WORK.SALARY are listed below:

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fname age fname salary


Dan 40 Bruce 35000

Dan 25000


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. 3B. 4C. 5D. No variables are output to the data set as the program fails to execute due to errors



QUESTION 189The contents of two SAS data sets named EMPLOYEE and SALARY are listed below:

EMPLOYEE SALARY

name age name salary


Dan 35 Bruce 35000

Dan 37000

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data work.empsalary;

merge work.employee (in = inemp)

work.salary (in = insal);

by name;

if inemp and insal;

run;

How many observations will the data set WORK.EMPSALARY contain?

A. 2B. 4C. 5D. 6




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"


data work.condo_ranch;

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input style $ @;

if style = 'CONDO' or style = 'RANCH';

input sqfeet bedrooms baths street $ price : dollar10.;

run;

How many observations will the output data set contain?

A. 0B. 3C. 5D. 7




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"


data work.condo_ranch;

infile 'file-specification' dsd;

input style $ @;

if style = 'CONDO' or style = 'RANCH' then

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run;

How many observations does the WORK.CONDO_RANCH data set contain?

A. 0B. 3C. 5D. 7



QUESTION 192The contents of the raw data file FURNITURE are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

chair,,table

chair,couch,table


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 first observation of the outputdata set?

A. tableB. ,tableC. . (missing numeric value)D. ' ' (missing character value)




QUESTION 193The 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;




libname rawdata1 'location of SAS data library';

filename rawdata2 'location of raw data file';

data work.testdata;

infile

input sales1 sales2;

run;

Which one of the following is needed to complete the program correctly?


A. rawdata1B. rawdata2C. 'rawdata1'D. 'rawdata2'




proc print data = sasuser.houses;

run;


run;

Which one of the following OPTIONS statements resets the page number to 1 for the second report?

A. options pageno = 1;B. options pagenum = 1;C. options reset pageno = 1;D. options reset pagenum = 1;



QUESTION 196Which 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.




QUESTION 197When the following SAS program is submitted, the data set SASDATA.PRDSALES contains 5000observations:


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 PRINT4500 for PROC MEANS

B. 401 for PROC PRINT4501 for PROC MEANS

C. 401 for PROC PRINT4500 for PROC MEANS

D. 500 for PROC PRINT5000 for PROC MEANS



QUESTION 198The contents of the raw data file AMOUNT are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

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data test;

infile 'amount';

input @1 salary 6.;

if _error_ then description = 'Problems';

else description = 'No Problems';

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the DESCRIPTION variable?

A. ProblemsB. No ProblemsC. ' ' (missing character value)D. The value can not be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 199The contents of the raw data file NAMENUM are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

Joe xx


data test;

infile 'namenum';

input name $ number;

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the NUMBER variable?


A. xxB. JoeC. . (missing numeric value)D. The value can not be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors.



QUESTION 200Which one of the following is true when SAS encounters a data error in a DATA step?

A. The DATA step stops executing at the point of the error, and no SAS data set is created.B. A note is written to the SAS log explaining the error, and the DATA step continues to execute.C. A note appears in the SAS log that the incorrect data record was saved to a separate SAS file for further

examination.D. The DATA step stops executing at the point of the error, and the resulting DATA set contains

observations up to that point.

Correct Answer: B




data work.totalsales (keep = monthsales{12} );

set work.monthlysales (keep = year product sales);

array monthsales {12} ;

do i=1 to 12;

monthsales{i} = sales;

end;

run;

The data set named WORK.MONTHLYSALES has one observation per month for each of five years for atotal of 60 observations.

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A. The program fails execution due to data errors.B. The program fails execution due to syntax errors.C. The program executes with warnings and creates the WORK.TOTALSALES data set.D. The program executes without errors or warnings and creates the WORK.TOTALSALES data set




data work.totalsales;

set work.monthlysales(keep = year product sales);

retain monthsales {12} ;

array monthsales {12} ;

do i = 1 to 12;

monthsales{i} = sales;

end;

cnt + 1;

monthsales{cnt} = sales;

run;

The data set named WORK.MONTHLYSALES has one observation per month for each of five years for atotal of 60 observations.

Which one of the following is the result of the above program?

A. The program fails execution due to data errors.B. The program fails execution due to syntax errors.C. The program runs with warnings and creates the WORK.TOTALSALES data set with 60 observations.D. The program runs without errors or warnings and creates the WORK.TOTALSALES data set "Pass Any

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data work.january;

set work.allmonths (keep = product month num_sold cost);

if month = 'Jan' then output work.january;

sales = cost * num_sold;

keep = product sales;

run;

Which variables does the WORK.JANUARY data set contain?

A. PRODUCT and SALES onlyB. PRODUCT, MONTH, NUM_SOLD and COST onlyC. PRODUCT, SALES, MONTH, NUM_SOLD and COST onlyD. An incomplete output data set is created due to syntax errors.



QUESTION 204The contents of the raw data file CALENDAR are listed below:

--------10-------20-------30

01012000


data test;

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input @1 date mmddyy10.;

if date = '01012000'd then event = 'January 1st';

run;

Which one of the following is the value of the EVENT variable?

A. 01012000B. January 1stC. . (missing numeric value)D. The value can not be determined as the program fails to execute due to errors


Explanation/Reference:Explanation:New Questions


If the value for the variable Jobcode is: PILOT2, what is the value of the variable Description?

A. ' ' (missing character value)B. UnknownC. Senior PilotD. SENIOR PILOT




QUESTION 206Given the contents of the raw data file 'EMPLOYEE.TXT'

Which SAS informat correctly completes the program?

A. date9B. mmddyy10C. ddmmyy10D. mondayyr10



QUESTION 207Given the SAS data set WORK.P2000:

And the SAS data set WORK.P2008:



Which SAS program correctly combines the data?







What is the value of the second variable in the data set WORK.AUTHORS?

A. HemingwayB. HemingwaC. ' ' (a missing value)

D. The program contains errors. No variables are created.




What changes should be made to the KEEP statement to correct the errors in the LOG?

A. keep=(Product Sales);B. keep Product, Sales;C. keep=Product, Sales;D. keep Product Sales;




Which statement is true about the output data set?

A. The type of the variable CharEmpid is numeric.B. The type of the variable CharEmpid is unknown.C. The type of the variable CharEmpid is character.D. The program fails to execute due to errors.




What is the value of the variable Prod in the output data set?

A. 6B. 7C. 8D. . (missing numeric)




What is the result?

A. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is 2000. No messages are written to the SASlog.

B. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is 2000. A note that conversion has taken placeis written to the SAS log.

C. The value of the variable Discount in the output data set is missing. A note in the SAS log refers toinvalid numeric data.

D. The variable Discount in the output data set is set to zero. No messages are written to the SAS log.




Which statement is true about the output data set?

A. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job (only the first word).B. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job Desc (only the first 8 characters).

C. The label of the variable Jobcode is Job Description.D. Labels can only be defined in PROC steps. The program fails to execute due to errors and the data set

is not created.





How many raw data records are read during each iteration of the DATA step?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4





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Which expression successfully completed the program and creates the variable DAY?

A. day(BeginDate)B. weekday(BeginDate)C. dayofweek(BeginDate)D. getday(BeginDate,today())



QUESTION 216Given the SAS data set WORK.ORDERS:

The variable Order_id is numeric; Customer is character; and Ship_date is a numeric containing a SASdate value.

A programmer would like to create a new variable called Note, that shows a character value with theOrder_id and Ship_date shown with a date9. format. For the first observation, Note would look like thefollowing: "Order 9341 shipped on 02FEB2009".

Which of the following statement will correctly create the value and assign it to Note?


A. note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',input(ship_date,date9.));B. note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',char(ship_date,date9.));C. note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',transwrd(ship_date,date9.));D. note=catx(' ','Order',order_id,'shipped on',put(ship_date,date9.));




proc contents data=_all_;

Which statement best describes the output from the submitted program?

A. The output displays only a list of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.B. The output displays only the contents of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.C. The output displays only the variables in the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library.D. The output displays a list of the SAS data sets that are contained in the WORK library and displays their

contents.



QUESTION 218The SAS data set WORK.ONE contains a numeric variable named Num and a character variable namedChar:

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What is output?




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