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What is the default byte size of a numeric variable?
Thedefault lengthofnumeric variablesin SAS data sets is ______bytes
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Thedefault lengthofnumeric variablesin SAS data sets is 8bytes.
In SAS, the default byte size of a numeric variable is 8 bytes. This allows for a significant amount of precision and a wide range of numeric values to be stored within a numeric variable, regardless of the actual number of digits in the number being stored.
SAS documentation on numeric variables, SAS Institute.
12 comments · newest first
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Erin
2 months ago
Definitely 8 bytes. It's the default for most systems.
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Roselle
2 months ago
Yeah, I remember learning that. Makes sense for numeric.
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Curtis
2 months ago
I think it's 8 bytes. That's standard, right?
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Ona
3 months ago
That's interesting, I never knew that!
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Jesusa
3 months ago
Yup, 8 bytes for numeric vars.
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Luther
3 months ago
Wait, really? I thought it was 4 bytes.
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Miss
3 months ago
Totally agree, it's always 8 bytes!
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Royal
3 months ago
8 bytes is the default size.
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Blondell
4 months ago
I definitely saw something about numeric variables being 8 bytes in one of the practice exams.
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Stefania
4 months ago
Was it 4 bytes or 8 bytes? I can't recall exactly, but I feel like it’s the latter.
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Lashanda
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question about variable types, and I think numeric variables were set to 8 bytes by default.
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Kaitlyn
4 months ago
I think the default byte size for numeric variables is 8 bytes, but I'm not completely sure.