SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions: Unofficial SAS Data analysis Certification and Interview Questions
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SAS Statistics Data Analysis Interview Questions:
SAS Data Analysis Certification Review
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Question 01: Installing SAS 9.1 on Windows XP
Question 02: Installing SAS for Windows Version 9x
Question 03: Creating Aliases for Variable Names in SAS
Question 04: Failure to start-up after using SAS
Question 05: Performing a Hierarchical Regression
Question 06: Presence of Spyware while installing
Question 07: SAS Java Cmponents
Question 08: Installing SAS System Viewer
Question 09: Sample Code
Question 10: OLE Object
error messages
Question 11: Import Wizard in SAS
Question 12: Installing SAS Windows 8.2
Question 13: SAS for Windows 8.2
Question 14: SAS Data Quality-Cleanse Software
Question 15: SAS Data Sets to open automatically
Question 16: Using SAS®9 for Windows
Question 17: Storing Output Delivery System (Version 7 and higher)
Question 18: Getting the Current Output
Question 19: Import Wizard
Question 20: Removing Header Text from SAS Output Pages
Question 21: Setting SAS System
Question 22: Host Internal Error: 11
problem on SAS Icon
Question 23: Running DOS command
Question 24: Page Breaks
Question 25: Installation of Software on Windows
Question 26: SAS Data Set
Question 27: Double Space Output
Question 28: Proc Mixed
Question 29: Renaming Entry Point in SAS 9
Question 30: Threaded Kernel
Question 31: Transport Files
Question 32: Displaying a list of Metadata Server
Question 33: Disabling Macro Prompt in Excel
Question 34: Reading HTML table
Question 35: Replacing the opening page break
Question 36: Uninstall SAS System
Question 37: Hiding code
Question 38: Creating a Variable indicating a Percentile
Question 39: Removing duplicates in Data Set
Question 40: Suppressing the automatic printing in output
Question 41: Suppressing Page Ejects
Question 42: Release 6.07
Question 43: Putting the value of BY Variable
Question 44: Converting SAS Dataset
Question 45: Suppress warnings in SAS Log
Question 46: Checking co linearity in Logistic Regression
Question 47: Fixing Procedures that are formatted differently
Question 48: SAS Site Number
Question 49: SAS/INTRNET-Frequently asked questions and Hints
Question 50: Accessing Auto call Macro library
Question 51: Accessing Sample Library Programs
Question 52: Experimental Software
Question 53: Creating an Output Data Set
Question 54: Services from Statistical Technical Support
Question 55: Sensitivity Analysis
Question 56: Procedures for Analysis Survey Data Base
Question 57: Alternative Methods for Neural Networks
Question 58: Reading SAS Date values (and other numeric data) from a string variable
Question 59: n equations
Question 60: Creating Design Matrix in a Data Set
Question 61: Character-to-Numeric Conversions and Numeric-to-Character Conversions
Question 62: Launching SAS under UNIX
Question 63: Exporting SAS Dataset
Question 64: SAS/Access to Oracle
Question 65: SAS/Access Interface to PC File Formats
Question 66: Using SAS Data Sets with *.sd7 extensions in Version 9
Question 67: Determining Schema
Question 68: Setting Program Editor Colors in SAS under UNIX
Question 69: Finding your IP address when Using SAS for UNIX under Micro-X or Mac-X
Question 70: Launching SAS for UNIX in an X-Win session in the ITS Public User Areas
Question 71: Sending an SAS Dataset through e-mail
Question 72: Size of an SAS Data Set
Question 73: Writing SAS Data Set into Raw Data
Question 74: Garbage Characters in SAS for Windows Output files
Question 75: Truncation of SAS numeric values
Question 76: Redirecting SAS Log and Output
Question 77: Using SPSS Data (Portable File) in SAS
Question 78: Using SAS Data (Transport File) in SPSS
Question 79: Converting Access, Excel, and dBase-type files into SAS Data Sets
Question 80: Dealing with Date Values from Excel or Access Databases
Question 81: Lost Variables (Columns) when Importing Data from Other Software
Question 82: Preserving Formatted Values When Moving SAS Data to Spreadsheet Software
Question 83: SAS Transport Files
Question 84: Converting Old SAS FSEDIT Screens and other SAS Catalogs to Version 8.x
Question 85: Using a Macintosh SAS Program File in SAS for Windows
Question 86: Using e-macs instead of the SAS Program Editor in Interactive SAS
Question 87: Using Compressed Data Stored on UNIX Disk or UniTree
Question 88: Using Data Files Larger than 2 GB
Question 89: Floating Point Overflow Errors in PROC LOGISTIC
Question 90: SAS Add-ons needs other SAS Modules to run Windows and Macintosh
Question 91: Software that works with SAS
Question 92: Selecting Observations in a Merge
Question 93: Reading in to SAS data files with special delimiters
Question 94: Writing out from SAS data files with special delimiters
Question 95: SAS across Different Systems
Question 96: Recoding Variables with a Data Array
Question 97: Changing the Internal Order of Variables in an SAS Data Set
Question 98: Selecting a given word from a Variable Value
Question 99: Converting SAS Files for use in Version 9.1 -- PROC MIGRATE
Question 100: Setting FTP download mode in SAS
Question 101: Reading SAS Data Sets in SAS Release 7
Question 102: Special considerations in Release 7 and higher
Question 103: Database Permissions to run Scheduler
Question 104: Array Statements
Question 105: Estimating the distribution of sample data
Question 106: Using Version 7
Question 107: Determining the polygon selected point
Question 108: Making Windows stay in foreground
Question 109: Adding label to the new point
Question 110: Scheduler Parameters
Question 111: Formats that export files can use
Question 112: Installing SAS for Windows
Question 113: Creating Version 6.12 SAS Data Set
Question 114: SAS under UNIX Release 7
Question 115: Changing name of a layer on SAS/GIS map
Question 116: Equation for a nonparametric regression model
Question 117: Rearranging Data
Question 118: Reading the rest of Variables
Question 119: Repetitive DATA steps
Question 120: Periods as Missing Values in Character Data
Question 121: Transposing Row Data into Columns, and Columns into Rows
Question 122: Collapsing Multiple Records
Question 123: Rectangular varying number of observations
Question 124: Creating Lag
variables
Question 125: Using Values Stored in an SAS Data Set as Macro Variables in a Macro
Question 126: Using an SAS Data Set as a 'Lookup' File for Merging
Question 127: Reading SAS Date values (and other numeric data) from a string variable
Question 128: Paired T-Tests- SAS Uses PROC MEANS (!)
Question 129: Computing points along the curve of a theoretical distribution
Acknowledgment
Introduction
The SAS System, originally Statistical Analysis System, is an integrated system of software products provided by SAS Institute that enables the programmer to perform:
* Data entry, retrieval, management, and mining
* Report writing and graphics
* Statistical and mathematical analysis
* Business planning, forecasting, and decision support
* Operations research and project management
* Quality improvement
* Applications development
* Data warehousing (extract, transform, load)
* Platform independent and remote computing
In addition, the SAS System integrates with many SAS business solutions that enable large-scale software solutions for areas such as human resource management, financial management, business intelligence, customer relationship management and more.
Description of SAS
SAS 8 on an IBM Mainframe under 3270 emulation
SAS 8 on an IBM Mainframe under 3270 emulation
SAS is driven by SAS programs that define a sequence of operations to be performed on data stored as tables. Although non-programmer graphical user interfaces to SAS exist (such as the SAS Enterprise Guide), most of the time these GUIs are just a front-end to automate or facilitate generation of SAS programs. SAS components expose their functionalities via application programming interfaces, in the form of statements and procedures.
An SAS program is composed of three major parts.
1.The DATA step
2.Procedure steps (effectively, everything that is not enclosed in a DATA step)
3.Macro language
SAS Library Engines and Remote Library Services allow access to data stored in external data structures and on remote computer platforms.
The DATA step section of an SAS program, like other database-oriented fourth-generation programming languages such as SQL or Focus, assumes a default file structure; and automates the process of identifying files to the operating system, opening the input file, reading the next record, opening the output file, writing the next record, and closing the files. This allows the user/programmer to concentrate on the details of working with the data within each record – in effect working almost entirely within an implicit program loop that runs for each record.
All other tasks are accomplished by procedures that operate on the data set (SAS' terminology for table
) as a whole. Typical tasks include printing or performing statistical analysis, and may just require the user/programmer to identify the data set. Procedures are not restricted to only one behavior and thus allow extensive customization, controlled by mini-languages defined within the procedures. SAS also has an extensive SQL procedure, allowing SQL programmers to use the system with little additional knowledge.
There are macro programming extensions, that allow for rationalization of repetitive sections of the program. Proper imperative and procedural programming constructs can be simulated by use of the open code
macros or the SAS/IML component.
Macro code in an SAS program, if any, undergoes preprocessing. At runtime, DATA steps are compiled and procedures are interpreted and run in the sequence they appear in the SAS program. AN SAS program requires the SAS System to run.
Compared to general-purpose programming languages, this structure allows the user/programmer to be less familiar with the technical details of the data and how it is stored, and relatively more familiar with the information contained in the data. This blurs the line between user and programmer, appealing to individuals who fall more into the 'business' or 'research' area and less in the 'information technology' area, since SAS does not enforce (although SAS recommends) a structured, centralized approach to data and infrastructure management.
The SAS System runs on IBM mainframes, Unix machines, OpenVMS Alpha, and Microsoft Windows; and code is almost transparently moved between these environments. Older versions have supported PC-DOS, the Apple Macintosh, VMS, VM/CMS, Data General AOS and OS/2.
Early History of SAS
SAS was conceived by Anthony J. Barr in 1966.[1] As a North Carolina State University graduate student from 1962 to 1964, Barr had created an analysis of variance modeling language inspired by the notation of statistician Maurice Kendall, followed by a multiple regression program that generated machine code for performing algebraic transformations of the raw data. Drawing on those programs and his experience with structured data files[2], he created SAS, placing statistical procedures into a formatted file framework. From 1966 to 1968, Barr developed the fundamental structure and language of SAS.
In January 1968, Barr and James Goodnight collaborated, integrating new multiple regression and analysis of variance routines developed by Goodnight into Barr's framework.[3][4] Goodnight's routines made the handling of basic statistical analysis more robust, and his later implementation (in SAS 76) of the general linear model greatly increased the analytical power of the system. By 1971, the SAS system was gaining popularity within the academic community. And by 1972, industry was making use of SAS. One strength of the system was analyzing experiments with missing data, which was useful to the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, among others.
In 1973, John P. Sall joined the project, making extensive programming contributions in econometrics, time series, and matrix algebra. Other participants in the early years included Caroll G. Perkins, Jolayne W. Service, and Jane T. Helwig. Perkins made programming contributions. Service and Helwig created the early documentation.[3]
In 1976, SAS Institute, Inc. was incorporated by Barr, Goodnight, Sall, and Helwig.
The SAS system consists of a number of components, which organizations separately