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

• A.non-missing character variables and non-missing numeric variable values only
• B.missing character variables, non-missing character variables, missing numeric variable values, and
  non-missing numeric variable values
• C.missing numeric variable values and non-missing numeric variable values only
• D.non-missing numeric variable values only

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

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;

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The following SAS program is submitted:

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

• A.The program contains errors. No variables are created.
• B.Hemingway
• C.' ' (a missing value)
• D.Hemingwa

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The following SAS program is submitted:
data work.test;
Title = 'A Tale of Two Cities, Charles J.
Dickens';
Word = scan(title,3,' ,');
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable WORD in the output data set?

• A.' ' (missing character value)
• B.T
• C.Dickens
• D.of

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The following SAS program is submitted:
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 only
• B.PRODUCT, MONTH, NUM_SOLD and COST only
• C.An incomplete output data set is created due to syntax errors.
• D.PRODUCT, SALES, MONTH, NUM_SOLD and COST only

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