SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition

Chapter Quiz

Select the best answer for each question. After completing the quiz, check your answers using the answer key in the appendix.

1. Which SAS statement correctly uses column input to read the values in the raw data file below in this order: Address (4th field), SquareFeet (second field), Style (first field), Bedrooms (third field)?

   

   1. input Address 15-29 SquareFeet 8-11 Style 1-6
            Bedrooms 13;
      

   2. input $ 15-29 Address 8-11 SquareFeet $ 1-6 Style 
            13 Bedrooms;
      

   3. input Address $ 15-29 SquareFeet 8-11 Style $ 1-6
            Bedrooms 13;
      

   4. input Address 15-29 $ SquareFeet 8-11 Style 1-6
            $ Bedrooms 13;
      

2. Which is not an ...