Chapter 6: Creating SAS Data Sets from External Files
Correct answer: a
You assign a fileref
by using a FILENAME statement in the same way that you assign a libref
by using a LIBNAME statement.
Correct answer: d
Like LIBNAME statements,
FILENAME statements are global; they remain in effect until changed
or canceled, or until the SAS session ends.
Correct answer: b
You use an INFILE statement
to specify the raw data file to be read. You can specify a fileref
or an actual filename (in quotation marks). The OBS= option in the
INFILE statement enables you to process only records 1 through n.
Correct answer: d
The keyword _NULL_ in the DATA statement enables you to use the power of the DATA step without actually creating a SAS ...
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