Sentry Page Protection
Formats
(SBE Module 12)

Variable format changes the display of the data values. It is usually used to manage non-standard data such as date, time and dollar amounts in SAS.

If you are not familiar with the format attribute of SAS variables, please review Variable Attributes [8-17].

In this module, you will learn:
  • The list of common formats in SAS.
  • How to associate a format with a variable.
  • Creating a custom format.
  • Storing a format in SAS.

​There are eight relevant sample exam questions for this particular topic.