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SAS Advanced Programming Questions and Answers

Question 5

A data set stored on a network drive has the following characteristics:

  • 14 Million observations
  • 400 numeric variables
  • 0 character variables of length 20
  • Binary compression

A DATA Step query requires only 3 character and 15 numeric variables from this data set. What is the best way to reduce computer resource utilization in this DATA Step?

Options:

A.

A KEEP= data set option used on the SET Statement

B.

A KEEP Statement used within the DATA Step

C.

A KEEP= data set option used on the DATA Statement

D.

A DROP= data set option used on the DATA Statement

Question 6

The following SAS program is submitted:

%macro test(var);

proc print data = sasuser.class;

where age > &var;

run;

%mend;

Which type of parameter is the macro variable VAR?

Options:

A.

default

B.

keyword

C.

positional

D.

command

Question 7

Which one of the following techniques concatenates data in SAS?

Options:

A.

the APPEND procedure

B.

the DATA step with a MERGE statement

C.

the DATA step with a COMBINE statement

D.

the INTERSECT operator in the SQL procedure

Question 8

Which one of the following SAS procedures changes a permanent format of a variable stored in a SAS data set?

Options:

A.

MODIFY

B.

FORMAT

C.

CONTENTS

D.

DATASETS

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