The contents of the raw data file PRODUCT are listed below:
--------10-------20-------30
24613 $25.31
The following SAS program is submitted:
data inventory;
infile 'product';
input idnum 5. @10 price;
run;
Which one of the following is the value of the PRICE variable?
In the given SAS program, the input statement 'input idnum 5. @10 price;' specifies that the 'idnum' should be read from the first 5 columns and 'price' should be read starting from the 10th column. The number 24613 occupies the first 5 columns and there's no numeric data starting from the 10th column for the 'price'. Instead, there is a dollar sign, which is not numeric. Therefore, the 'price' cannot be read as a numeric value, resulting in a missing numeric value.
ANSWER SHOULD BE 0.31
well, not exactly missing numeric, but answer C is close to 0,31, the result I get with the following code: data inventory; infile datalines; input idnum 5. @10 price; datalines; 24613 $25.31 ;