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A00-211 · Question #156

The following SAS program is submitted: data work.total; set work.salary(keep = department wagerate); by department; if first.department then payroll = 0; payroll + wagerate; if last.department run…

The correct answer is A. The WORK.TOTAL data set contains 5 observations. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

The following SAS program is submitted:

data work.total; set work.salary(keep = department wagerate); by department; if first.department then payroll = 0; payroll + wagerate; if last.department run; The SAS data set WORK.SALARY, currently ordered by DEPARTMENT, contains 100 observations for each of 5 departments. What is the result?

Options

  • AThe WORK.TOTAL data set contains 5 observations.
  • BThe WORKTDTAL data set contains 100 observations.
  • CThe WORKTOTAL data set contains 500 observations.
  • DThe program fails to execute due to errors.

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