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SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition
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SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition

by SAS Institute
July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
802 pages
19h 12m
English
SAS Institute
Content preview from SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition

Chapter 21: Reading Hierarchical Files

  1. When you write a DATA step to create one observation per detail record you need to
    1. distinguish between header and detail records.
    2. keep header data as a part of each observation until the next header record is encountered.
    3. hold the current record so other values in the record can be read.
    4. all of the above
    Correct answer: d
    In order to create one observation per detail record, it is necessary to distinguish between header and detail records. Use a RETAIN statement to keep header data as part of each observation until the next header record is encountered. You also need to use the @ line-hold specifier to hold the current record so other values in the record can be read.
  2. Which ...
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