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SAS Base Question #84

jc3992 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:08:40 GMT

data work.roth_ira; start = 1000;
do year = 1 to 30; savings + 5000;
do month = 1 to 12;
int = savings * (.05/12);
savings + int; end;
output;

84. How many variables/observations will come from the below program? Thank you!

Re: SAS Base Question #84

novinosrin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:27:31 GMT

30 & 5?

If I'm wrong, i blame it on being tipsy

Re: SAS Base Question #84

Reeza — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:32:08 GMT

Technically it's incomplete and would error out.

Re: SAS Base Question #84

novinosrin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:35:50 GMT

Btw #84 , where did you get this from?

Re: SAS Base Question #84

VDD — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:39:30 GMT

the code @jc3992 has is incorrect;

you have unclosed do block.

if the code was as this

data work.roth_ira; 
start = 1000;
do year = 1 to 30; savings + 5000;
do month = 1 to 12;
int = savings * (.05/12);
savings + int; 
end;
output;
end;
run;

there would be 30 output records

if the code had the end to the do loop before the output like this

data work.roth_ira; 
start = 1000;
do year = 1 to 30; savings + 5000;
do month = 1 to 12;
int = savings * (.05/12);
savings + int; 
end;
end;
output;
run;

there would be 1 record output

Re: SAS Base Question #84

ballardw — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:20:39 GMT

Run the code and see.

Bonus points for seeing the syntax errors before running the code. (especially with a poor code layout style)

And actually without seeing the end of a data step one could make an argument for "can't tell" as there could be more code before a not-shown run statement that affects the number of variables.

Re: SAS Base Question #84

jc3992 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 18:37:25 GMT

I forgot. Maybe the 95 former questions I guess

Re: SAS Base Question #84

Reeza — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 19:53:46 GMT

Those type of questions are usually from a test dump. The exams have been recently redesigned though and I don't think the old materials will supply coverage for the current exams.

@novinosrin wrote:

Btw #84 , where did you get this from?

Re: SAS Base Question #84

novinosrin — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:20:24 GMT

Thank you @Reeza,So are you sure no more dumps circling around. True merit system has been restored or put into effect.

Ok some relevant fun or laughter

Paul M. Dorfman

I've met some Advanced Certified folks who would ask questions like how to reorder variables in a SAS data set or seek help with "proc MERGE" ;). Go figure...

Naveen Srinivasan

That's hilarious 🙂

EDIT: I assumed dumps meaning leaked questions, but if the meaning is something to do with practice papers, I beg pardon

Re: SAS Base Question #84

Reeza — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:38:37 GMT

Oh there are a lot more dumps circling around, but they're no long as useful. It will be a while again before they are but it's why I test candidates for skills. And I've also had the same response as PMD after hiring...fortunately that was not my responsibility at the time.