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SAS Chapter 9: Introducing Macro Variables

This SAS Chapter 9 quiz focuses on macro variables, testing understanding through questions on their creation, manipulation, and error handling. It's designed to enhance proficiency in using SAS for dynamic data processing and...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 729 | Last updated: Jan 30, 2024

Sample Question 1
Which of the following statements is false?

A macro variable can be defined and referenced anywhere in a SAS program except within data lines.

Macro variables are always user-defined, and their values remain constant until they are changed by the user.

Macro variables are text strings that are independent of SAS data sets.

The values of macro variables can be up to 65,534 characters long.

Sample Question 2
Which of the following statements will generate an error message while trying to display the value of the macro variable month in the SAS log?

Title "Total Sales for '&month' ";

Title "Total Sales for 'month'";

Title "Total Sales for &month";

Title Total Sales for "&month";

Sample Question 3
Which of the following statements will generate an error message while trying to display the value of the macro variable month in the SAS log?

Options &month;

%PUT &month;

Options symbolgen;

%PUT the macro variable MONTH has the value &month.;