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A00-211 · Question #230

Given the SAS data set WORK.ORDERS: Ship_date is a numeric variable containing a SAS data value. A programmer would like to create a new character variable Ship_date-char that represents the ship…

The correct answer is D. Ship_date_char = put(Ship_date,worddate20.). See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Given the SAS data set WORK.ORDERS:

Ship_date is a numeric variable containing a SAS data value. A programmer would like to create a new character variable Ship_date-char that represents the ship date as a character string, such as "February 2,2009' Which statement will create the new variable Ship_date_char as a character value with a format such as "February 2, 2009"?

Options

  • AShip_date_char = input(Ship_date, date9.,worddate20.);
  • BShip_date_char = put(Ship_date, date9.,worddate20.);
  • CShip_date_char = input(Ship_date,worddate20.);
  • DShip_date_char = put(Ship_date,worddate20.);

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