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A00-240 · Question #24

The SAS data set RESULT contains the following variables: Region (GrpA or GrpB) Sales (dollars per year) Which SAS programs can be used to find the p-value for comparing GrpA sales with GrpB sales? (C

The correct answer is A. proc ttest data = RESULT; class Region; var Sales; run;. Option A is correct because PROC TTEST requires a CLASS statement (to define the two groups) and a VAR statement (to specify the continuous response variable) - this is the exact valid syntax for a two-sample t-test comparing GrpA vs. GrpB sales. Option C is also correct (the ans

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Question

The SAS data set RESULT contains the following variables:
  • Region (GrpA or GrpB)
  • Sales (dollars per year) Which SAS programs can be used to find the p-value for comparing GrpA sales with GrpB sales? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Aproc ttest data = RESULT; class Region; var Sales; run;
  • Bproc ttest data = RESULT; class Region; model Sales = Region; run;
  • Cproc glm data = RESULT; class Region; model Sales = Region; run;
  • Dproc glm data = RESULT; class Sales; model Sales = Region; run;

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    71% (17)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    17% (4)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because PROC TTEST requires a CLASS statement (to define the two groups) and a VAR statement (to specify the continuous response variable) - this is the exact valid syntax for a two-sample t-test comparing GrpA vs. GrpB sales.

Option C is also correct (the answer key likely intends A and C for "choose two"): PROC GLM uses CLASS for the grouping variable and MODEL dependent = predictor syntax, which is valid and produces an equivalent F-test p-value for a two-group comparison.

Option B is wrong because PROC TTEST does not accept a MODEL statement - that syntax belongs to PROC GLM/PROC REG; using it in PROC TTEST causes an error.

Option D is wrong because CLASS in PROC GLM must identify the categorical grouping variable (Region), not the continuous response variable (Sales) - putting Sales in CLASS while also using it as the dependent variable in MODEL is logically contradictory.

Memory tip: Think "T-test = VAR" (TTEST gets a VAR statement, not a MODEL), and "GLM = MODEL Y = X" (GLM always uses model notation with the response on the left). Any option that mixes these conventions is wrong.

Topics

#t-test#group comparison#hypothesis testing#SAS procedures

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