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SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions: Unofficial SAS Data analysis Certification and Interview Questions
SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions: Unofficial SAS Data analysis Certification and Interview Questions
SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions: Unofficial SAS Data analysis Certification and Interview Questions
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The Ultimate Reference & Learning Guide for SAS© Statistics careers!

Over 150 Certification Questions, Answers, and Explanations

It’s clear that SAS Statistics is the future for analysis of large data sets in public and private enterprise – but finding good reference materials can be difficult. Now, for the first time, a world class SAS consultant shares his knowledge and understanding of this complex topic. SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions guides you easily through your learning process. From helping you to assess your SAS Statistics skills, to helping screen candidates for your SAS positions, SAS Statistics Data Analysis Interview Questions will help you understand what you really need to know. This book is organized around several areas of SAS Statistics: SAS Base Programming, understanding commonly used statistics and The SAS©9 certification exam. More than just a rehash of SAS documentation and sales presentations, each question is based on implementation project know-how gained on high-profile SAS Statistics Data Analysis projects.

SAS© Base Programming
SAS©9 Certification
Commonly Used Statistics

LanguageEnglish
PublisherEquity Press
Release dateJun 3, 2011
ISBN9781603322140
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    SAS Statistics Data Analysis Certification Questions - Equity Press

    SAS Statistics Data Analysis Interview Questions:

    SAS Data Analysis Certification Review

    Compiled By: Terry Sanchez-Clark

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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

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