Need help to understand the code

[Guptashwe]

What would be the output value for group when the age is not 14? and why

data test;
set sashelp.class;
if age = 14 and sex = 'M' then do;
y =1;
group = '2';
end;
else do;
y =2;
group = '22';
end;
run;

[RW9]

So the logic is, if age=14 and sex=m do first set, otherwise do second set.  If age is not 14, then the first part of the if is false, and so the if statement cannot be true, therefore operation passes to the else do section.

[PaigeMiller]

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@Guptashwe wrote:

What would be the output value for group when the age is not 14? and why

data test;
set sashelp.class;
if age = 14 and sex = 'M' then do;
y =1;
group = '2';
end;
else do;
y =2;
group = '22';
end;
run;

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You can run the code yourself and find out what the output value for group is.

Why is that value assigned? Anyone who is 14 years old AND sex='M' gets group='2'. Everyone else is processed through the ELSE DO; block of code.

[Tom]

So the variable GROUP will always have the value '2'.

Can you explain why?