SAS PG2 - Reading Raw Data Files

Which SAS statement allows you to refer to an external raw data file?

• DATALINES

• INPUT

• DATA

• INFILE

Which of the following types of data cannot be read with list input?

• Missing data indicated by a period

• Character data with embedded blanks

• Standard numeric data

• All of the above

Assuming that the raw data are arranged in neat columns, what is an advantage of column input?

• It can read missing data indicated by spaces

• It can read embedded blanks

• It can read character data longer than eight characters

• All of the above

With column input, you cannot do which of the following?

• Read data separated by spaces

• Specify an informat in the INPUT statement

• Read numeric data in scientific notation

• All of the above

Given this note in the SAS log, what could you add to fix the INPUT statement so that the ID variable would be read correctly including all digits and hyphens?

• A dollar sign

• A column range

• An informat

• None of the above

Which of the following data values would not require an informat?

• 55.3E2

• $2,735

• 09/21/1960

• 4,983

Which informat would be appropriate to read the value 09/03/1876?

• MMDDYY8.

• MMDDYY10.

• DATE8.

• DATE10.

Which input style is the best for reading date values from raw data?

• List

• Formatted

• Column

• All input styles can read date values

Select the INPUT statement that would be appropriate for reading data values for the variables Name, Salary, and Age in the following raw data.

• INPUT Name $ Salary DOLLAR11. Age;

• INPUT Name $ Salary :DOLLAR11. Age;

• INPUT Name $ @10 Salary DOLLAR11. Age;

• INPUT Name $ @'$' Salary Age;

Which of the following tells SAS to go to the next line when reading in data?

• @

• @@

• /

• +n