SAS Base Exam 5.1

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SAS Base Exam

Proc Print

The PRINT procedure prints the data portion of a data set.

Example

Copy and run the CARRIER data set from the yellow box below.

Data Carrier;
Input Order :$12. Date :Date9. Length Width Height Weight;
Label Length = "Length (inch)";
Format Date Date9.;
Datalines;
AC-DC-0142 01MAR2015 12 10 4 10
AC-DC-0143 01MAR2015 18 15 6 15
AC-DC-0144 01MAR2015 15 14 14 16
AC-DC-0146 02MAR2015 16 13 20 18
AC-DC-0148 02MAR2015 9  20 16 5
AC-DC-0149 02MAR2015 15 19 6 6
AC-DC-0151 03MAR2015 22 34 9 20
AC-DC-0155 03MAR2015 40 24 30 30
AC-DC-0156 03MAR2015 21 19 3 10
AC-DC-0157 03MAR2015 20 20 14 15
;
Run;

The CARRIER data set contains 6 variables.

Order
Date
Length
Width
Height
Weight

Let's run the PRINT procedure on this data set.

Example

Proc Print Data=Order;
Var Order Date Weight;
Run;

The PRINT procedure has a VAR statement that specifies the variables to be printed.

The variables ORDER, DATE and WEIGHT are printed on the output:

Variable Format

You can add a format statement to the PRINT procedure to change the display of the variable values.

Example

The variable WEIGHT is currently displayed with no decimal place.

Now, let's add a format statement to the PRINT procedure and change the display to 2 decimal places.

Example

Proc Print Data=Carrier;
Var Order Date Weight;
Format Weight 6.2;
Run;

The WEIGHT variable is now displayed with 2 decimal places.

[Note: the concept of format will be explained in details in later sections.]

Exercise

Print the data portion of the CARRIER data set. Display only the following variables:

ORDER
HEIGHT
LENGTH

Display both the HEIGHT and LENGTH variables in 1 decimal places.

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