Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Import .txt

The video tutorial explains how to use four key statements in SAS to import data from a text file. It covers the data statement for naming datasets, the infile statement for locating external files, the input statement for declaring variables, and the run statement to execute the program. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to ensure successful data importation.

What is the primary purpose of the data statement in SAS?

• To declare variables

• To name the dataset and start the data step process

• To locate the external file

• To execute the program

Which statement is used to specify the location of an external file in SAS?

• Infile statement

• Run statement

• Input statement

• Data statement

What is the correct way to end a line in SAS statements?

• With a period

• With a comma

• With a colon

• With a semi colon

What does the input statement in SAS require you to do?

• Locate the external file

• Name the dataset

• Declare your variables

• Execute the program

What is the function of the run statement in SAS?

• To locate the external file

• To execute the program

• To name the dataset

• To declare variables