The contents of the raw data file SIZE are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
72 95
The following SAS program is submitted:
data test;
infile 'size';
input @1 height 2. @4 weight 2;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the variable WEIGHT in the output data set?
The SAS program reads the raw data file 'SIZE' where the line of data is '72 95'. The `input` statement specifies that `height` should be read from columns 1-2 and `weight` from columns 4-5. The value in columns 4-5 is '95', making the value of the variable WEIGHT in the output data set 95.
one has to be extremely careful with punctuation when reading the questions. There is a missing . before the semicolon in the input statement, which is making answer A indeed correct. If the format of the second variable would have been written correctly (2.), then the answer would be 95.
this question is very strange.