SAS A00-280 Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

Given the data set WORK.BP with the following variable list:

Which output will be created by the program?

AOption A

BOption B

COption C

DOption D

Answer : D

Question 2

Given the following data set DEMOG:

Which selection below would be considered hard-coding?

Aif sexcd eq 1 then sex = 'Male' ;
else if sexcd eq 2 then sex = 'Female' ;

Bif site eq 1 then sexcd = 2 ;
else if site eq 2 then sexcd = 1 ;

Cif site eq 1 and sexcd ne 2 then check = 1 ;
else if site eq 2 and sexcd ne 1 then check = 2 ;

Dbirthdt = input(dob, mmddyy10.) ;

Answer : B

Question 3

Given the following data at WORK DEMO:

Which SAS program prints only the first 5 males in this order from the data set?

Aproc sort data=WORK.DEMO out=out;
by sex;
run;
proc print data= out (obs=5);
run;

Bproc print data=WORK.DEMO(obs=5);
where Sex='M';
run;

Cproc print data=WORK.DEMO(where=(sex='M'));
where obs<=5;
run;

Dproc sort data=WORK.DEMO out=out;
by sex descending;
run;
proc print data= out (obs=5);
run;

Answer : B

Question 4

Review the following procedure format:

What is the required type of data for the variable in this procedure?

ACharacter

BContinuous

CCategorical

DTreatment

Answer : B

Question 5

A Statistical Analysis Plan defines study day as the number of days between the visit date and the date of randomization plus one day.

The following SAS program is submitted using a macro from the project's library:

How is the STUDYDAY macro defined?

A%MACRO studyday(rand, visit) ;
&vdt. ?&rdt. + 1
%MEND studyday ;

B%MACRO studyday(rand=, visit=) ;
&vdt. ?&rdt. + 1
%MEND studyday ;

C%MACRO studyday(rand, visit) ;
&visit. ?&rand. + 1
%MEND studyday ;

D%MACRO studyday(visit=, rand=) ;
&visit. ?&rand. + 1
%MEND studyday ;

Answer : C

Question 6

Given the following data set:

Which SAS program produced this output?

Aproc sort data=one(where=(age>50)) out=two;
by subjid;
run;

Bproc sort data=one(if=(age>50)) out=two;
by subjid;
run;

Cproc sort data=one out=two;
where=(age>50);
by subjid;
run;

Dproc sort data=one out=two;
if age>50;
by subjid;
run;

Answer : A

Question 7

The following SAS program is submitted:

proc sort data=SASUSER.VISIT out=PSORT;

by code descending date cost;

run;

Which statement is true regarding the submitted program?

AThe descending option applies to the variable CODE.

BThe variable CODE is sorted by ascending order.

CThe PSORT data set is stored in the SASUSER library.

DThe descending option applies to the DATE and COST variables.

Answer : B

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