When attempting to minimize memory usage, the most efficient way to do group processing when using the MEANS procedure is to use:
A.
the BY statement.
B.
GROUPBY with the NOTSORTED specification.
C.
the CLASS statement.
D.
multiple WHERE statements.
Item 2 of 63 Mark item for review
The SAS data set WORK.CHECK has a variable named Id_Code in it. Which SQL statement would create an index on this variable?
A.
create index Id_Code on WORK.CHECK;
B.
create index(Id_Code) on WORK.CHECK;
C.
make index=Id_Code from WORK.CHECK;
D.
define index(Id_Code) in WORK.CHECK;
Item 3 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.EMPLOYEE WORK.NEWEMPLOYEE
Name Dept Names Salary -------- ----- -------- ------ Alan Sales Michelle 50000 Michelle Sales Paresh 60000
A SAS program is submitted and
the following is written to the SAS log:
101 proc sql;
102 select dept, name 103 from WORK.EMPLOYEE 104 where name=(select names
from newemployee
where salary > 40000) ERROR: Subquery evaluated to more than one row. 105 ; 106 quit;
What would allow the program to
successfully execute without errors?
A.
Replace the where clause with:
where EMPLOYEE.Name=(select Names delimited with ',' from WORK.NEWEMPLOYEE
where Salary > 40000);
B.
Replace line 104 with:
where EMPLOYEE.Name =ANY (select Names separated with ',' from WORK.NEWEMPLOYEE where Salary > 40000);
C.
Replace the equal sign with the IN operator.
D.
Qualify the column names with the table names.
Item 4 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set SASUSER.HIGHWAY:
Steering Seatbelt Speed Status Count -------- -------- ----- ------- ----- absent No 0-29 serious 31 absent No 0-29 not 1419 absent No 30-49 serious 191 absent no 30-49 not 2004 absent no 50+ serious 216
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql noprint; select distinct
Speed [_insert_SQL_clause_] from SASUSER.HIGHWAY ; quit;
title1 \"Speed values represented are: &GROUPS\"; proc print data=SASUSER.HIGHWAY; run;
Which SQL clause stores the text 0-29,30-49,50+ in the macro variable GROUPS?
A.
into &GROUPS
B.
into :GROUPS
C.
into :GROUPS separated by ','
D.
into &GROUPS separated by ','
Item 5 of 63 Mark item for review
The SAS data set WORK.CHECK has an index on the variable Code and the following SAS program is submitted.
proc sort data=WORK.CHECK; by Code; run;
Which describes the result of submitting the SAS program?
A.
The index on Code is deleted.
B.
The index on Code is updated.
C.
The index on Code is uneffected.
D.
The sort does not execute.
Item 6 of 63 Mark item for review
The table WORK.PILOTS contains the following data:
WORK.PILOTS
Id Name Jobcode Salary --- ------ ------- ------ 001 Albert PT1 50000 002 Brenda PT1 70000 003 Carl PT1 60000 004 Donna PT2 80000
005 Edward PT2 90000 006 Flora PT3 100000
The data set was summarized to include average salary based on jobcode:
Jobcode Salary Avg ------- ------ ----- PT1 50000 60000 PT1 70000 60000 PT1 60000 60000 PT2 80000 85000 PT2 90000 85000 PT3 100000 100000
Which SQL statement could NOT generate this result?
A. select
Jobcode, Salary,
avg(Salary) label='Avg' from WORK.PILOTS group by Jobcode order by Id ;
B. select
Jobcode, Salary,
(select avg(Salary)
from WORK.PILOTS as P1
where P1.Jobcode=P2.Jobcode) as Avg from WORK.PILOTS as P2 order by Id ;
C. select
Jobcode, Salary,
(select avg(Salary) from WORK.PILOTS
group by Jobcode) as Avg from WORK.PILOTS order by Id ;
D. select
Jobcode, Salary, Avg from
WORK.PILOTS, (select
Jobcode as Jc, avg(Salary) as Avg from WORK.PILOTS group by 1) where Jobcode=Jc order by Id ;
Item 7 of 63 Mark item for review
A quick rule of thumb for the space required to run PROC SORT is:
A.
two times the size of the SAS data set being sorted.
B.
three times the size of the SAS data set being sorted.
C.
four times the size of the SAS data set being sorted.
D.
five times the size of the SAS data set being sorted.
Item 8 of 63 Mark item for review
Multi-threaded processing for PROC SORT will effect which of these system resources?
A.
CPU time will decrease,
wall clock time will decrease
B.
CPU time will increase,
wall clock time will decrease
C.
CPU time will decrease,
wall clock time will increase
D.
CPU time will increase, wall clock time will increase
Item 9 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set WORK.TRANSACT:
Rep Cost Ship ----- ----- ----- SMITH 200 50 SMITH 400 20 JONES 100 10 SMITH 600 100 JONES 100 5
The following output is desired:
Rep
----- ---- JONES 105 SMITH 250
Which SQL statement was used?
A. select rep,
min(Cost+Ship)
from WORK.TRANSACT order by Rep ;
B. select Rep,
min(Cost,Ship) as Min from WORK.TRANSACT summary by Rep order by Rep ;
C. select Rep,
min(Cost,Ship)
from WORK.TRANSACT group by Rep order by Rep ;
D. select Rep,
min(Cost+Ship)
from WORK.TRANSACT group by Rep order by Rep ;
Item 10 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted: %let Value=9; %let Add=5;
%let Newval=%eval(&Value/&Add); %put &Newval;
What is the value of the macro variable Newval when the %PUT statement executes?
A. 0.555
B. 2
C. 1.8
D. 1
Item 11 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS code is submitted:
data WORK.TEMP WORK.ERRORS / view=WORK.TEMP; infile RAWDATA; input Xa Xb Xc;
if Xa=. then output WORK.ERRORS; else output WORK.TEMP; run;
Which of the following is true of the WORK.ERRORS data set?
A.
The data set is created when the DATA step is submitted.
B.
The data set is created when the view TEMP is used in another SAS step.
C.
The data set is not created because the DATA statement contains a syntax error.
D.
The descriptor portion of WORK.ERRORS is created when the DATA step is submitted.
Item 12 of 63 Mark item for review
Which title statement would always display the current date?
A.
title \"Today is: &sysdate.\";
B.
title \"Today is: &sysdate9.\";
C.
title \"Today is: &today.\";
D.
title \"Today is: %sysfunc(today(),worddate.)\";
Item 13 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.ONE WORK.TWO
Id Name Id Salary --- ------ --- ------ 112 Smith 243 150000 243 Wei 355 45000 457 Jones 523 75000
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.COMBINE;
merge WORK.ONE WORK.TWO; by Id; run;
Which SQL procedure statement produces the same results?
A.
create table WORK.COMBINE as select Id,
Name, Salary from
WORK.ONE full join WORK.TWO on ONE.Id=TWO.Id ;
B.
create table WORK.COMBINE as select
coalesce(ONE.Id, TWO.Id) as Id, Name, Salary from
WORK.ONE, WORK.TWO
where ONE.Id=TWO.Id ;
C.
create table WORK.COMBINE as
select
coalesce(ONE.Id, TWO.Id) as Id, Name, Salary from
WORK.ONE full join WORK.TWO on ONE.Id=TWO.Id order by Id ;
D.
create table WORK.COMBINE as select
coalesce(ONE.Id, TWO.Id) as Id, Name, Salary from
WORK.ONE, WORK.TWO
where ONE.Id=TWO.Id order by ONE.Id ;
Item 14 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc contents data=TESTDATA.ONE; run;
Which SQL procedure step produces similar information about the column attributes of TESTDATA.ONE?
A.
proc sql;
contents from TESTDATA.ONE;
quit;
B.
proc sql;
describe from TESTDATA.ONE; quit;
C.
proc sql;
contents table TESTDATA.ONE; quit;
D.
proc sql;
describe table TESTDATA.ONE; quit;
Item 15 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set WORK.ONE:
Rep Cost ----- ---- SMITH 200 SMITH 400 JONES 100 SMITH 600 JONES 100
The following SAS program is submitted;
proc sql; select Rep, avg(Cost) from WORK.ONE order by Rep ; quit;
Which result set would be generated?
A.
JONES 280 JONES 280 SMITH 280 SMITH 280 SMITH 280
B.
JONES 600 SMITH 100
C.
JONES 280 SMITH 280
D.
JONES 100 JONES 100 SMITH 600 SMITH 600 SMITH 600
Item 16 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.MATH1A WORK.MATH1B
Name Fi Name Fi ------- -- ------ -- Lauren L Smith M Patel A Lauren L Chang Z Patel A Hillier R
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql;
select *
from WORK.MATH1A
[_insert_set_operator_] select *
from WORK.MATH1B ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Name Fi ------- -- Lauren L Patel A Chang Z Hillier R Smith M Lauren L Patel A
Which SQL set operator completes the program and generates the desired output?
A. append corr
B. union corr
C.
outer union corr
D.
intersect corr
Item 17 of 63 Mark item for review
Which of the following is an advantage of SAS views?
A.
SAS views can access the most current data in files that are frequently updated.
B.
SAS views can avoid storing a SAS copy of a large data file.
C.
SAS views can decrease programming time.
D.
both A and B are true
Item 18 of 63 Mark item for review
In what order does SAS search for format definitions by default?
A.
1. WORK.FORMATS 2. LIBRARY.FORMATS
B.
1. LIBRARY.FORMATS 2. WORK.FORMATS
C.
There is no default order,
it must be defined by the user.
D.
All user defined libraries that have a catalog named FORMATS, in alphabetic order.
Item 19 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the dataset WORK.STUDENTS:
Name Age ------- --- Mary 15 Philip 16 Robert 12 Ronald 15
The following SAS program is submitted:
%let Value=Philip;
proc print data=WORK.STUDENTS; [_insert_WHERE_statement_] run;
Which WHERE statement successfully completes the program and produces a report?
A.
where upcase(Name)=upcase(&Value);
B.
where upcase(Name)=%upcase(&Value);
C.
where upcase(Name)=\"upcase(&Value)\";
D.
where upcase(Name)=\"%upcase(&Value)\";
Item 20 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.TEMP;
length A B 3 X; infile RAWDATA; input A B X; run;
What is the length of variable A?
A. 3
B. 8
C.
WORK.TEMP is not created - X has an invalid length.
D. Unknown.
Item 21 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.NEW;
do i=1, 2, 3;
Next=cats('March' || i ); infile XYZ filevar=Next end=Eof; do until (Eof);
input Dept $ Sales; end; end; run;
The purpose of the FILEVAR=option on the INFILE statement is to name the variable
Next, whose value:
A.
points to a new input file.
B.
is output to the SAS data set WORK.NEW.
C.
is an input SAS data set reference.
D.
points to an aggregate storage location.
Item 22 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following partial SAS log:
NOTE: SQL table SASHELP.CLASS was created like:
create table SASHELP.CLASS( bufsize=4096 ) (
Name char(8), Sex char(1), Age num, Height num, Weight num );
Which SQL procedure statement generated this output?
A.
CONTENTS FROM SASHELP.CLASS;
B.
CREATE FROM SASHELP.CLASS INTO LOG;
C.
DESCRIBE TABLE SASHELP.CLASS;
D.
VALIDATE SELECT * FROM SASHELP.CLASS;
Item 23 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set SASUSER.HIGHWAY:
Steering Seatbelt Speed Status Count -------- -------- ----- ------- ----- absent No 0-29 serious 31 absent No 0-29 not 1419 absent No 30-49 serious 191 absent no 30-49 not 2004 absent no 50+ serious 216
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro SPLIT; proc sort
data=SASUSER.HIGHWAY
out=WORK.UNIQUES(keep=Status) nodupkey; by Status; run;
data _null_;
set uniques end=Lastobs;
call symputx('Status'||left(_n_),Status); if Lastobs then call symputx('Count',_n_); run;
%local i; data
%do i=1 %to &count; [_insert_reference_] %end; ;
set SASUSER.HIGHWAY; select(Status);
%do i=1 %to &Count;
when(\"[_insert_reference_]\") output [_insert_reference_]; %end;
otherwise; end; run; %mend;
%SPLIT
What macro variable reference completes the program to create the WORK.NOT and WORK.SERIOUS data sets?
A.
&Status&i
B.
&&Status&i
C.
&Status&Count
D.
&&Status&Count
Item 24 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%let Num1=7; %let Num2=3;
%let Result=%eval(&Num1/&Num2); %put &Result;
What is the value of the macro variable Result when the %PUT statement executes?
A. 2.3
B. 2
C.
. (missing value)
D.
2.33333333333333
Item 25 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set SASUSER.HIGHWAY:
Steering Seatbelt Speed Status Count -------- -------- ----- ------- ----- absent No 0-29 serious 31 absent No 0-29 not 1419 absent No 30-49 serious 191 absent no 30-49 not 2004 absent no 50+ serious 216
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro HIGHWAY(Belt=no);
proc print data=SASUSER.HIGHWAY; where Seatbelt=\"&Belt\" ; run; %mend;
%HIGHWAY(Belt=No)
How many observations appear in the generated report?
A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Item 26 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following SAS data sets:
WORK.VISIT1 WORK.VISIT2
Id Expense Id Cost --- ------- --- ---- 001 500 001 300 001 400 002 600 003 350
The following result set was summarized and consolidated using the SQL procedure:
Id Cost --- ---- 001 300 001 900 002 600 003 350
Which of the following SQL statements was most likely used to generate this result?
A. select
Id,
sum(Expense) label='COST' from WORK.VISIT1 group by 1 union all select Id,
sum(Cost) from WORK.VISIT2 group by 1 order by 1,2 ;
B. select id,
sum(expense) as COST from
WORK.VISIT1(rename=(Expense=Cost)), WORK.VISIT2
where VISIT1.Id=VISIT2.Id group by Id order by Id, Cost ;
C. select
VISIT1.Id,
sum(Cost) as Cost from
WORK.VISIT1(rename=(Expense=Cost)), WORK.VISIT2
where VISIT1.Id=VISIT2.Id group by Id order by Id, Cost ;
D. select Id,
sum(Expense) as Cost from WORK.VISIT1 group by Id outer union corr select Id,
sum(Cost) from WORK.VISIT2 group by Id order by 1,2 ;
Item 27 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.FIRST WORK.SECOND
Common X Common Y ------ -- ------ -- A 10 A 1 A 13 A 3 A 14 B 4 B 9 B 2
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.COMBINE; set WORK.FIRST; set WORK.SECOND; run;
What data values are stored in data set WORK.COMBINE?
A.
Common X Y ------ -- -- A 10 1
A 13 3 B 14 4 B 9 2
B.
Common X Y ------ -- -- A 10 1 A 13 3 A 14 3 B 9 4 B 9 2
C.
Common X Y ------ -- -- A 10 1 A 13 3 A 14 . B 9 4 B . 2
D.
Common X Y ------ -- -- A 10 1 A 13 1 A 14 1 A 10 3 A 13 3 A 14 3 B 9 4 B 9 2
Item 28 of 63 Mark item for review
Which of the following ARRAY statements is similar to the statement array Yr{1974:2007} Yr1974-Yr2007; and will compile without errors?
A.
array Yr{34} Yr1974-Yr2007;
B.
array Yr{74:07} Yr1974-Yr2007;
C.
array Yr{74-07} Yr1974-Yr2007;
D.
array Yr{1974-2007} Yr1974-Yr2007;
Item 29 of 63 Mark item for review
The following program is submitted to check
the variables Xa, Xb, and Xc in the SASUSER.LOOK data set:
data _null_ WORK.BAD_DATA / view=WORK.BAD_DATA ; set SASUSER.LOOK(keep=Xa Xb Xc); length _Check_ $ 10 ;
if Xa=. then _check_=trim(_Check_)!!\" Xa\" ; if Xb=. then _check_=trim(_Check_)!!\" Xb\" ; if Xc=. then _check_=trim(_Check_)!!\" Xc\" ; put Xa= Xb= Xc= _check_= ; run ;
When is the PUT statement executed?
A.
when the code is submitted
B.
only when the WORK.BAD_DATA view is used
C.
both when the code is submitted and the view is used
D.
never, the use of _null_ in a view is a syntax error
Item 30 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%let product=merchandise;
[_insert_%put_statement_]
and the following message is written to the SAS log:
the value is \"merchandise\"
Which macro statement wrote this message?
A.
%put the value is '\"'&product.'\"';
B.
%put the value is %quote(&product.);
C.
%put the value is \"&product.\";
D.
%put the value is \"\"&product.\"\";
Item 31 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.ONE WORK.TWO
X Y SumY -- -- ----
A 10 36 A 3 A 14 B 9
The following SAS DATA step is submitted:
data WORK.COMBINE;
if _n_=1 then set WORK.TWO; set WORK.ONE; run;
What data values are stored in data set WORK.COMBINE?
A.
An ERROR message is written to the SAS log and the data set WORK.COMBINE is not created.
B.
SumY X Y ---- -- -- 36 A 10
C.
SumY X Y ---- -- -- 36 A 10 . A 3 . A 14 . B 9
D.
SumY X Y ---- -- -- 36 A 10 36 A 3 36 A 14 36 B 9
Item 32 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
data WORK.NEW(bufno=4); set WORK.OLD(bufno=3); run;
Why are the BUFNO options used?
A.
to reduce memory usage
B.
to reduce CPU time usage
C.
to reduce the amount of data read
D.
to reduce the number of I/O operations
Item 33 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following program and desired results:
%let Thing1=gift; %let Thing2=surprise; %let Gift1=book; %let Gift2=jewelry; %let Surprise1=dinner; %let Surprise2=movie;
%let Pick=2;
%let Choice=surprise;
Desired %PUT Results in LOG: My favorite surprise is a movie
What is the correct %PUT statement that generates the desired results?
A.
%put My favorite &Thing&Pick is a &&Choice&Pick;
B.
%put My favorite &&Thing&pick is a &&&Choice&Pick;
C.
%put My favorite &Choice&pick is a &&Thing&Pick;
D.
%put My favorite &&Choice&pick is a &&&Thing&Pick;
Item 34 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS dataset WORK.ONE
Name Salary ----- ------ Hans 200 Maria 205 Jose 310 Ariel 523
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql;
[_insert_select_clause_] from WORK.ONE ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Salary Bonus ------ ----- 200 20 205 20.5 310 31 523 52.3
Which SQL procedure clause completes
the program and generates the desired output?
A.
select Salary Bonus as Salary*.10 as Bonus
B.
select Salary Bonus=Salary*.10 'Bonus'
C.
select Salary, Salary*.10 label='Bonus'
D.
select Salary, Salary*.10 column=\"Bonus\" Item 35 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
options reuse=YES;
data SASUSER.REALESTATE(compress=CHAR); set SASUSER.HOUSES; run;
What is the effect of
the reuse=YES SAS system option?
A.
It allows updates in place.
B.
It tracks and recycles free space.
C.
It allows a permanently stored SAS data set to be replaced.
D.
It allows users to access the same SAS data set concurrently.
Item 36 of 63 Mark item for review
Which statement is true for Data step HASH objects?
A.
The key component must be numeric.
B.
The data component may consist of numeric and character values.
C.
The HASH object is created in one step and referenced in another.
D.
The HASH object must be smaller than 2 to the 8th power bytes.
Item 37 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.CLASS1 WORK.CLASS2
Name Course Name Class ------ ------ ------- ----- Lauren MATH1 Smith MATH2 Patel MATH1 Farmer MATH2 Chang MATH1 Patel MATH2
Chang MATH3 Hillier MATH2
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql; select Name
from WORK.CLASS1
[_insert_set_operator_] select Name
from WORK.CLASS2 ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Name ------ Chang Chang Lauren
Which SQL set operator completes the program and generates the desired output?
A.
intersect corr
B. except all
C.
intersect all
D.
left except
Item 38 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro CHECK(Num=4);
%let Result=%eval(&Num gt 5); %put Result is &result; %mend;
%check(Num=10)
What is written to the SAS log?
A.
Result is 0
B.
Result is 1
C.
Result is 10 gt 5
D.
Result is true
Item 39 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%let Mv=shoes;
%macro PRODUCT(Mv=bicycles); %let Mv=clothes; %mend;
%PRODUCT(Mv=tents) %put Mv is &Mv;
What is written to the SAS log?
A.
Mv is bicycles
B.
Mv is clothes
C.
Mv is shoes
D.
Mv is tents
Item 40 of 63 Mark item for review
Which of the following SAS System options can aid in benchmarking?
A.
BUFSIZE= and BUFNO=
B.
FULLSTIMER
C.
IOBLOCKSIZE=
D. SYSTIMER
Item 41 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following macro program:
%macro MAKEPGM(NEWNAME, SETNAME, PRINT); data &NEWNAME; set &SETNAME; run;
%if &PRINT=YES %then %do;
proc print data=&NEWNAME.(obs=10); run ; %end; %mend;
Which option would provide feedback in the log about the parameter values passed into this macro when invoked?
A. MPRINT
B. MDEBUG
C. MLOGIC
D. MPARAM
Item 42 of 63 Mark item for review
The NOTSORTED option on the BY statement cannot be used with which other statement or option?
A. SET
B. MERGE
C.
IF FIRST.by-variable
D.
BY GROUPFORMAT by-variable
Item 43 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data set WORK.ONE:
Rep Cost ----- ---- SMITH 200 SMITH 400 JONES 100 SMITH 600 JONES 100
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql; select Rep,
avg(Cost) as Average from WORK.ONE
[either__insert_SQL_where_clause_] group by Rep
[_or_ _insert_SQL_having_clause_] ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Rep Average ----- ------- SMITH 400
Which SQL clause completes the program and generates the desired output?
A.
where calculated Average > (select avg(Cost) from WORK.ONE)
B.
having Average > (select avg(Cost) from WORK.ONE)
C.
having avg(Cost) < (select avg(Cost) from WORK.ONE)
D.
where avg(Cost) > (select avg(Cost) from WORK.ONE)
Item 44 of 63 Mark item for review
Which dictionary table provides
information on each occurrence of the variable named LastName?
A.
DICTIONARY.TABLES
B.
DICTIONARY.COLUMNS
C.
DICTIONARY.MEMBERS
D.
DICTIONARY.VARIABLES
Item 45 of 63 Mark item for review
To create a list of unique Customer_Id
values from the customer data set, which of the following techniques can be used?
technique 1: proc SORT with NODUPKEY and OUT=
technique 2: data step with IF FIRST.Customer_Id=1 technique 3: proc SQL with the SELECT DISTINCT statement
A.
only technique 1
B.
techniques 1 and 2
C.
techniques 1 and 3
D.
techniques 1, 2, or 3
Item 46 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.CLASS1 WORK.CLASS2
Name Course Name Class ------ ------ ------ ----- Lauren MATH1 Smith MATH2 Patel MATH1 Farmer MATH2 Chang MATH1 Patel MATH2 Hillier MATH2
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql; select Name
from WORK.CLASS1
[_insert_set_operator_] select Name
from WORK.CLASS2 ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Name
------ Chang Lauren
Which SQL set operator completes the program and generates the desired output?
A.
intersect corr
B. except
C. intersect
D.
left except
Item 47 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro execute;
[_insert_statement_here_]
proc print data=SASUSER.HOUSES; run; %end; %mend execute; %execute
Which statement completes the program so that the PROC PRINT step executes on Thursday?
A.
if &sysday = Thursday then %do;
B.
%if &sysday = Thursday %then %do;
C.
%if \"&sysday\" = Thursday %then %do;
D.
%if &sysday = \"Thursday\" %then %do;
Item 48 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following program and data:
data WORK.BDAYINFO; infile datalines;
input Name $ Birthday : mmddyy10.; datalines;
Alan 11/15/1950 Barb 08/23/1966 Carl 09/01/1963 ; run;
%let Want=23AUG1966;
proc print data=WORK.BDAYINFO; [_insert_statement_] run;
What is the WHERE statement that successfully completes the PROC PRINT and selects the observation for Barb?
A.
where Birthday=&Want;
B.
where Birthday=\"&Want\";
C.
where Birthday=\"&Want\"d;
D.
where Birthday='&Want'd;
Item 49 of 63 Mark item for review
Which macro statement would remove the macro variable Mv_Info from the symbol table?
A.
%mdelete &Mv_Info;
B.
%symerase Mv_Info;
C.
%symdel &Mv_Info;
D.
%symdel Mv_Info;
Item 50 of 63 Mark item for review
The table WORK.PILOTS contains the following data:
Id Name Jobcode Salary --- ------ ------- ------ 001 Albert PT1 50000 002 Brenda PT1 70000 003 Carl PT1 60000 004 Donna PT2 80000 005 Edward PT2 90000 006 Flora PT3 100000
A query was constructed to display the pilot salary means at each level of Jobcode and the difference to
the overall mean salary:
Jobcode Average Difference ------------------------------ PT1 60000 -15000 PT2 85000 10000 PT3 100000 25000
Which select statement could NOT have produced this output?
A. select
Jobcode,
avg(Salary) as Average,
calculated Average - Overall as difference from
WORK.PILOTS,
(select avg(Salary) as Overall from WORK.PILOTS) group by jobcode ;
B. select
Jobcode,
avg(Salary) as Average,
(select avg(Salary) from WORK.PILOTS) as Overall, calculated Average - Overall as Difference from WORK.PILOTS group by 1 ;
C. select
Jobcode, Average,
Average-Overall as Difference from
(select Jobcode, avg(Salary) as Average from WORK.PILOTS group by 1),
(select avg(Salary) as Overall from WORK.PILOTS)
;
D. select
Jobcode,
avg(Salary) as Average,
calculated Average-(select avg(Salary) from WORK.PILOTS) as Difference from WORK.PILOTS group by 1 ;
Item 51 of 63 Mark item for review
The SAS data set WORK.TEMP is indexed on the variable Id:
Id Amount -- ------ P 52 P 45 A 13 A 56 R 34 R 12 R 78
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc print data=WORK.TEMP; [_insert_BY_statement_] run;
Which BY statement completes the program, creates a listing report that is grouped by Id, and completes without errors?
A. by Id;
B.
by Id grouped;
C.
by Id descending;
D.
by descending Id;
Item 52 of 63 Mark item for review
To create a dataset with unique values of a given varible using a data step and the FIRST. and LAST. varaibales, it is assumed that the input dataset is:
A.
sorted on that variable.
B.
indexed by that variable.
C.
naturally in order.
D.
any of the above A, B, or C
Item 53 of 63 Mark item for review
The SASFILE statement requests that a SAS data set be opened and loaded into memory:
A.
one page at a time.
B.
one variable at a time.
C.
one observation at a time.
D.
in its entirety, if possible.
Item 54 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%let Name1=Shoes; %let Name2=Clothes; %let Root=name; %let Suffix=2;
%put &&&Root&Suffix;
What is written to the SAS log?
A. &Name2
B. Clothes
C.
&&&Root&Suffix
D.
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference ROOT2 not resolved.
Item 55 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS data sets:
WORK.ONE WORK.TWO
Year Qtr Budget Year Qtr Sales ---- --- ------ ---- --- ----- 2001 3 500 2001 4 300 2001 4 400 2002 1 600 2003 1 350
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql; select TWO.*, budget from WORK.ONE
[_insert_join_operator_] WORK.TWO
on ONE.Year=TWO.Year ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Year Qtr Sales Budget ---- --- ----- ------ 2001 4 300 500 2001 4 300 400 2002 1 600 . . . . 350
Which join operator completes the program and generates the desired output?
A. left join
B. right join
C. full join
D. outer join
Item 56 of 63 Mark item for review
The SAS data set WORK.ADDRESSES contains the email addresses of The XYZ Corporation's customers in a variable named Email_Address. The following DATA step is submitted:
data _null_;
set WORK.ADDRESSES; [_insert_statement_]
put \"filename mail email '\" Email_Address \"'; \"; put \"data _null_;\"; put \" file mail;\";
put \" put 'Thank you for your continued';\"; put \" put 'support of The XYZ Corporation.';\"; put \" put 'We appreciate your patronage.';\"; put \" put 'Sincerely,';\" ;
put \" put 'The XYZ Corporation';\"; put \"run;\" ; run;
Which statement completes the program and creates a SAS program file?
A.
infile \"c:\\email.sas\";
B.
output \"c:\\email.sas\";
C.
file \"c:\\email.sas\";
D.
None of the above.
Item 57 of 63 Mark item for review
Which of the following is true about the COMPRESS=YES data set option?
A.
It uses the Ross Data Compression method to compress numeric data.
B.
It is most effective with character data that contains repeated characters.
C.
It is most effective with numeric data that represents large numeric values.
D.
It is most effective with character data that
contains patterns, rather than simple repetitions.
Item 58 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the SAS dataset WORK.ONE:
Salary ------ 200 205 . 523
The following SAS program is submitted:
proc sql; select *
from WORK.ONE
[_insert_where_clause_] ; quit;
The following output is desired:
Salary ------ 200 205 523
Which WHERE expression completes
the program and generates the desired output?
A.
where Salary is not .
B.
where Salary ne missing
C.
where Salary ne null
D.
where Salary is not missing
Item 59 of 63 Mark item for review
The SAS data set WORK.TEST has an index
on the variable Id and the following SAS program is submitted.
data WORK.TEST;
set WORK.TEST(
keep=Id Var_1 Var_2 rename=(Id=Id_Code));
Total=sum(Var_1, Var_2); run;
Which describes the result of submitting the SAS program?
A.
The index on Id is deleted.
B.
The index on Id is updated as an index on Id_Code.
C.
The index on Id is deleted and an index on Id_Code is created.
D.
The index on Id is recreated as an index on Id_Code.
Item 60 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the data set SASHELP.CLASS:
Name Age ------- --- Mary 15 Philip 16 Robert 12 Ronald 15
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro MP_ONE(pname=means);
proc &pname data=SASHELP.CLASS; run; %mend; %MP_ONE(print) %MP_ONE()
Which PROC steps execute successfully?
A.
PROC MEANS only
B.
PROC PRINT only
C.
PROC MEANS and PROC PRINT
D.
No PROC steps execute successfully
Item 61 of 63 Mark item for review
In a data step merge, the BY variables in all data sets must have the same:
A. name.
B.
name and type.
C.
name and length.
D.
name, type, and length.
Item 62 of 63 Mark item for review
Given the following macro program and invocation:
%macro MAKEPGM(NEWNAME, SETNAME); data &NEWNAME; set &SETNAME; run;
%put ---> inside macro &NEWNAME &SETNAME; %mend;
%MAKEPGM(WORK.NEW, SASHELP.CLASS)
%put ---> outside macro &NEWNAME &SETNAME;
Which of these choices shows the correct %PUT statement output if the program is submitted at the beginning of a new SAS session? Note that other lines may be written to the SAS log by the program but only the %PUT output is shown here.
A.
---> inside macro WORK.NEW SASHELP.CLASS
---> outside invocation WORK.NEW SASHELP.CLASS
B.
---> inside macro WORK.NEW SASHELP.CLASS ---> outside invocation &NEWNAME &SETNAME
C.
---> inside macro &NEWNAME &SETNAME
---> outside invocation WORK.NEW SASHELP.CLASS
D.
---> inside macro &NEWNAME &SETNAME
---> outside invocation &NEWNAME &SETNAME
Item 63 of 63 Mark item for review
The following SAS program is submitted:
%macro COLS1; Name Age; %mend;
%macro COLS2;
Height Weight; %mend;
proc print data=SASHELP.CLASS;
[_insert_VAR_statement_here_] run;
Which VAR statement successfully completes the program to produce a report containing four variables?
A.
var %COLS1 %COLS2;
B.
var %COLS1-%COLS2;
C.
var %COLS1 Weight Height;
D.
var Weight Height %COLS1;
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