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[pchen002]

Given the SAS data set PRICES:
PRICES
Prodid priceproducttypesalesreturns
K1255.10NETWORK152
B132S 2.34HARDWARE30010
R18KY2 1.29SOFTWARE255
3KL8BY 6.37HARDWARE12515

DY65DW 5.60HARDWARE455

DGTY23 4.55HARDWARE672
The following SAS program is submitted:
data hware inter cheap;
set prices(keep = productype price);
if producttype = ‘HARDWARE’ then output hware; else if producttype = ‘NETWORK’
then output
inter; if price le 5.00;
run;

How many observations does the HWARE data set contain?

Ans is 4. 

I know there are 4 obs with Hardware, but will the "if price le 5.00" affects the answer? causing only those hardware with price le 5.00 get selected and change the answer to 2 observations. Please help, thanks!!!

[Shmuel · Accepted solution]

You put the IF PRICE aafter the OUTPUT statement, therefor it will not affect the results and you get 4 obs.

If you change the code so that IF PRICE preceeds the OUTPUT statement it will affect it.