Procedures
The procedure that adds observations from one SAS dataset to the end of another SAS dataset
What is PROC APPEND?
This function returns the number of words in a character string.
What is the COUNTW function?
This format writes numeric values with a comma separating every 3 digits and a period separating the decimal portion.
What is the COMMAw.d format?
This statement opens the destination to generate a specific output format.
What is ODS destination_name?
The max number of characters a libref can have.
What is eight?
This procedure lists the contents of a SAS dataset, including the number of observations and information about the variable attributes.
What is PROC CONTENTS?
This function extracts the date from a SAS datetime value.
What is the DATEPART function?
This format writes SAS date values as the name of the day of the week.
What is the DOWNAMEw. format?
This ODS option controls page breaks.
January 1st, 1960
What is the SAS date value of zero?
This procedure uses the keyword 'tables' instead of 'var' to specify the variables for analysis.
What is PROC FREQ?
This routine assigns missing values to the specified character or numeric variable(s).
What is the CALL MISSING routine?
This informat reads and extracts the date value from different date, time, and datetime forms.
What is the ANYDTDTEw. informat?
This ODS statement turns off procedure titles.
What is ODS NOPROCTITLE?
This type of statement does not need a 'run;' at the end.
What is a global statement?
Datasets must be altered through this procedure before merging or joining.
What is PROC SORT?
This function returns the number of interval boundaries between two dates, times, or datetime values.
What is the INTCK function?
An example of this format being applied to a date value is MAY2012.
What is the MONYY7. format?
This system option specifies the rules for using/creating valid SAS variable names during the session.
What is validvarname= ?
Encountering one of these four statements signifies the end of a SAS program step.
What are the DATA, PROC, QUIT, and RUN statements?
This procedure is an alternative to reading Excel files via the 'libname' statement.
What is PROC IMPORT?
This function removes/replaces all occurrences of a substring in a character string.
What is the TRANWRD function?
SAS supplies this function to read from a character variable according to an informat.
num_var = ___ (char_var , 3.)
What is the INPUT function?
This system option specifies the last record in a dataset to process.
What is OBS= ?
These are the three main rules for naming SAS tables and variables.
Up to 32 characters; first character must be letter or underscore; no blanks or special characters (except for underscore).