A00-215 Exam Dumps : SAS Certified Associate: Programming Fundamentals Using SAS 9.4

In the provided image of the SAS code for the PROC PRINT step, the following statements are present:

• proc print data=sashelp.cars; - PROC PRINT step beginning
• var Make Model MSRP MPG_City MPG_Highway Horsepower Weight; - VAR statement to specify variables to print
• format Weight comma8.; - FORMAT statement to apply a format to a variable
• The final run; statement which would be necessary to execute the PROC PRINT step is not visible in the image, but it can be inferred to be there since every PROC step must be ended with a run; or quit; statement.

Thus, there are four statements related to the PROC PRINT step.

References:

• SAS 9.4 Language Reference: Concepts, "PROC PRINT"
• SAS documentation on "VAR Statement" and "FORMAT Statement"

In SAS, the FORMAT procedure (PROC FORMAT) allows users to create custom formats that can be used to change the way data is displayed without altering the data itself. The VALUE statement within PROC FORMAT is a key component of this procedure.

The VALUE statement can indeed create both numeric and character formats, which is why option C is correct. Numeric format names typically do not start with a $ sign (this is reserved for character format names), and the keyword UNKNOWN is not a part of the VALUE statement syntax; it is used in a different context within PROC FORMAT, specifically for handling undefined data values when using custom formats.

Moreover, the LIB= option is not used within the VALUE statement. The LIB= option is used at the PROC FORMAT level to specify the library where the formats should be stored or from which they should be read.

References

• SAS 9.4 documentation for the PROC FORMAT and VALUE statement.
• "SAS Formats and Informats." in "Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4" from the SAS Institute.

In the DATA step provided, average is calculated using the mean function, which calculates the average of the non-missing values of the variables listed. The variables provided are:

• var1 = 2
• var2 = 4
• var3 = .
• var4 = 6

The mean function in SAS ignores missing values, represented by a period (.). Hence, the average is computed using the non-missing values (2, 4, and 6). The mean of these three numbers is calculated as: (2 + 4 + 6) / 3 = 12 / 3 = 4

Therefore, the value of average is 4.

References:

• SAS documentation on the MEAN function, SAS Institute.