Using a Quality Control Checklist

If you follow some basic guidelines as you develop a program, then you can avoid common errors. Use the following checklist to flag and correct common mistakes before you submit your program.
  • Check the syntax of your program. In particular, check that the following items are correct:
    • All SAS statements must end with a semicolon. Make sure that you have not omitted any semicolons or accidentally entered the wrong character.
    • Any starting and ending quotation marks must match. You can use either single or double quotation marks.
    • Most SAS statements begin with a SAS keyword. (Exceptions are assignment statements and Sum statements.) Make sure that you have not misspelled or omitted any of the keywords. ...

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