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A00-212 · Question #198

Given a SAS data set with the following characteristics: 200 million observations 300 variables Compressed Resides on a network location A SAS DATA Step program is written that will retrieve 20% of…

The correct answer is A. KEEP/DROP. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Given a SAS data set with the following characteristics:

200 million observations 300 variables Compressed Resides on a network location A SAS DATA Step program is written that will retrieve 20% of the data using a search based on a range of a character variable. Which type of statement is the best choice to minimize computer resource utilization when subsetting this data?

Options

  • AKEEP/DROP
  • BWHERE
  • CCASE
  • DIF/THEN/ELSE

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(15 responses)
  • A
    73% (11)
  • B
    7% (1)
  • C
    7% (1)
  • D
    13% (2)

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