How many steps does this program contain? data national; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat; run; proc contents data=national; run; proc print data=national; run; proc means data=national; var BatAvg; run;

There is one DATA step and three PROC steps for a total of four steps. RUN, QUIT, DATA, and PROC statements function as step boundaries, which determine when SAS statements take effect and indicate the end of the current step or the beginning of a new step.

What result would you expect from submitting this step? proc print data=work.newsalesemps run;

There is a missing semicolon following the data set name. When this step runs, SAS interprets the word run as an option in the PROC PRINT statement (because of the missing semicolon). As a result, the PROC PRINT step will not execute and an error message will be displayed in the log.

Submitting this step would create an error message in the log. proc print data=work.newsalesemps; run;

The step would not produce an error in the log because it is correctly formatted following all SAS syntax requirements. It begins with either a DATA or PROC statement, semicolons are used at the end of each statement and the step ends with a RUN statement.

Submitting this step would create an error message in the log. proc print data=work.newsalesemps run;

The SAS program would produce an error message in the log because there is a semicolon missing after the data set name. Because the semicolon is missing, SAS interprets the word run as an option in the PROC PRINT statement, instead of it being a new statement. The missing semicolon will result in the PROC PRINT statement not being executed.

What happens if you submit the following program? porc print data=work.newsalesemps; run;

The log indicates that SAS assumed that the keyword PROC was misspelled, corrected it temporarily, and executed the PROC step.

This program contains a syntax error because BatAvg is in different cases. data Seasonal; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat; run; proc means data=Seasonal; var BATAVG; run;

Case is irrelevant unless it is quoted values, therefore in this scenario, the column name can be specified in uppercase, lowercase, and mixed case.

This program contains a syntax error because National is in different cases. data national; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat; run; proc means data=NATIONAL; var BatAvg; run;

Case does not matter in unquoted values, so in this case, the data set name can be specified in any case.

How many statements does this program contain? *Create a cars report; title "European Cars Priced Over 30K"; footnote "Internal Use Only"; proc print data=sashelp.cars; where Origin='Europe' and MSRP>30000; var Make Model Type Mpg_City Mpg_Highway; run;

This program contains seven statements (seven semicolons): comment, TITLE, FOOTNOTE, PROC, WHERE (two lines), VAR (two lines), and RUN.

Essentials Review » Week 1 » Getting Started With SAS Programming

Q: Steps must begin with a DATA or PROC statement and typically end with either a RUN or QUIT statement.

Steps must begin with a DATA or PROC statement and end with either a RUN or QUIT statement. These statements create the boundaries of the step and what is to be completed within that step. If a RUN or QUIT statement is not used at the end of a step, the beginning of a new step implies the end of the previous step.

Q: Running a SAS program can create which of the following? Select all that apply.

Great, you got all the right answers.

Q: If results are generated after a program is run, the program ran successfully and you do not need to review the log.

Results can still be created with errors in the program. Running a SAS program in SAS Studio will always generate a log regardless of whether or not there are errors included in the log. It is best practice to always review the log.

Q: Running a SAS program will always produce which of the following?

A log will always be generated regardless of the contents of the program.

Q: Which of the following is a SAS syntax requirement?

Each statement in SAS ends in a semicolon.

Q: Which of the following statements is true regarding SAS syntax? Select all that apply.

Statements usually begin with a keyword and always end with a semicolon. They can span multiple lines and spacing formatting is not required.

Q: Which of the following statements about SAS syntax requirements is incorrect?

Global statements can be outside DATA or PROC steps. They generally define some overall option or setting for the SAS program.

Q: PROC steps generally perform which of the following tasks? Select all that apply.

PROC steps are made up of SAS statements that call and execute procedures. Typically these procedures are to analyze the data and format reports, graphs, and statistics.

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Steps begin with a ____ or ____ statement and end with a ____ or ____ statement.

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Steps must begin with a DATA or PROC statement and typically end with either a RUN or QUIT statement.

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How many steps does this program contain? data national; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat;run; proc contents data=national;run; proc print data=national;run;proc means data=national; var BatAvg;run;

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Running a SAS program can create which of the following? Select all that apply.

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If results are generated after a program is run, the program ran successfully and you do not need to review the log.

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Running a SAS program will always produce which of the following?

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Which of the following is a SAS syntax requirement?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding SAS syntax? Select all that apply.

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Which of the following statements about SAS syntax requirements is incorrect?

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PROC steps generally perform which of the following tasks? Select all that apply.

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Which of the following steps is typically used to generate reports and graphs?

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The DATA step typically performs which functions? Select all that apply.

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When can you use an asterisk and a semicolon to comment out code?

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Does this comment contain syntax errors? *Report created for costpresentation; revised November 9;proc print data=work.newloan;run;

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Does this comment contain syntax errors? /*Report created for budgetpresentation; revised October 15. */proc print data=work.newloan;run;

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What result would you expect from submitting this step? proc print data=work.newsalesempsrun;

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Submitting this step would create an error message in the log. proc print data=work.newsalesemps;run;

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Submitting this step would create an error message in the log. proc print data=work.newsalesempsrun;

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Question 7 What happens if you submit the following program? daat mygolfcarts; set sashelp.golfcarts; AvgMPG=mean(mpg_pavement, mpg_offroad);run;

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What happens if you submit the following program? porc print data=work.newsalesemps;run;

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SAS will not execute the following step because PROC is misspelled. porc print data=work.newsalesemps;run;

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Quoted values are case sensitive.

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This program contains a syntax error because BatAvg is in different cases. data Seasonal; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat;run; proc means data=Seasonal; var BATAVG;run;

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This program contains a syntax error because National is in different cases. data national; set sashelp.baseball; BatAvg=nHits/nAtBat;run; proc means data=NATIONAL; var BatAvg;run;

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How many statements does this program contain? *Create a cars report;title “European Cars Priced Over 30K”;footnote “Internal Use Only”;proc print data=sashelp.cars; where Origin=’Europe’ and MSRP>30000; var Make Model Type Mpg_City Mpg_Highway;run;

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How many statements does the following PROC step contain? title “European Cars Priced Over 25K”;footnote “Internal Use Only”;proc print data=sashelp.cars; where Origin=’Europe’ and MSRP>25000; var Make Model Type Mpg_City Mpg_Highway;run;

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How many statements does this program contain? title “American Cars Priced Over 50K”;footnote “Internal Use Only”;proc print data=sashelp.cars; where Origin=‘USA’ and MSRP>50000; var Make Model Type Mpg_City Mpg_Highway;run;

Steps begin with a or statement and end with a or statement.

Does this comment contain syntax errors? /Report created for budgetpresentation; revised October 15. /proc print data=work.newloan;run;