Given the following data set DEMOG:

SITE PATID DOB SEXCD RACECD TRTMENT
1 1 11/25/1946 1 1 1
1 2 11/01/1974 1 1 2
1 3 10/13/1949 1 1 1
1 4 09/01/1968 2 1 2
1 10 05/24/1999 2 1 1

2 1 03/15/1974 1 1 2
2 2 01/04/1983 2 1 2
2 3 12/04/1983 1 2 1
2 4 12/28/1976 1 9 2
2 5 10/04/1958 1 1 1
2 10 07/05/1969 1 1 2

Which selection below would be considered hard-coding?

Question

Given the following data set DEMOG:

SITE PATID DOB SEXCD RACECD TRTMENT
 1 1 11/25/1946 1 1 1
 1 2 11/01/1974 1 1 2
 1 3 10/13/1949 1 1 1
 1 4 09/01/1968 2 1 2
 1 10 05/24/1999 2 1 1

2 1 03/15/1974 1 1 2
 2 2 01/04/1983 2 1 2
 2 3 12/04/1983 1 2 1
 2 4 12/28/1976 1 9 2
 2 5 10/04/1958 1 1 1
 2 10 07/05/1969 1 1 2

Which selection below would be considered hard-coding?

Accepted Answer

B. If if site eq 1 then sexcd = 2 ; else if site eq 2 then sexcd = 1 ;

Answer

A. if sexcd eq 1 then sex = "Male"; else if sexcd eq 2 then sex = "Female";

Answer

C. if site eq 1 and sexcd ne 2 then check = 1 ; else if site eq 2 and sexcd ne 1 then check = 2 ;

Answer

D. birthdt = input(dob, mmddyy10.);

Given the following data set DEMOG: SITE PATID DOB SEXCD RACECD TRTMENT 1 1 11/25/1946 1 1 1 1 2 11/01/1974 1 1 2 1 3 10/13/1949 1 1 1 1 4 09/01/1968 2 1 2 1 10 05/24/1999 2 1 1 2 1 03/15/1974 1 1 2…