Discuss SAS A00-215 Exam Topic 3 Question 55

Which PROC MEANS program creates the report below?

Aproc means data-sashelp. shoes sum mean;
var Sales;
Class Product;
run;

Bproc means data=sashelp. 'shoes
var Sale;
group Product;
run/

CPror moans data-uashelp . shoes sum mean nobe;
by sales;
class product

Dproc means data-esea= ashelp. shoes.
sum Salad;
mean Sales;
by product;
run.'

Suggested Answer: A

The PROC MEANS statement is used to compute descriptive statistics of data in SAS. Option A is the correct code to produce the report shown in the first image because of the following reasons:

data=sashelp.shoes specifies the dataset on which the procedure is to be performed.

sum mean specifies that the summary statistics should include the sum and mean of the variables.

var Sales; specifies that the variable Sales is the analysis variable for which the summary statistics are to be computed.

class Product; specifies that the procedure should classify results by unique values of the Product variable. This will produce separate statistics for each type of product, which aligns with the structure of the report provided in the image.

Options B, C, and D are incorrect for the following reasons:

B uses group instead of class, and group is not a valid statement in the context of PROC MEANS. Also, var Sale; is incorrect as the variable name is Sales.

C includes nobe; which is not a valid SAS option and seems to be a typo. The by statement is used for sorting data, not for classifying groups as class does.

D incorrectly uses sum Salad; and mean Sales; as separate statements and has an invalid use of by product; which is not needed here.

SAS 9.4 documentation for the PROC MEANS statement: SAS Help Center: PROC MEANS

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35 comments · newest first

William 7 days ago

D seems incorrect too. A is the best choice.

Marylin 12 days ago

C has too many errors. Not a valid option.

Yong 18 days ago

I feel B is close, but the syntax is off.

Catherin 23 days ago

I think it's A. The syntax looks right.

Jess 28 days ago

I prefer D. "by product" makes sense for grouping.

Joanna 1 month ago

Option C seems wrong. Typo in "Pror moans."

Jordan 1 month ago

I feel confused. What does "class" mean here?

Kallie 1 month ago

I think it's option A. Looks straightforward.

Daron 2 months ago

I lean towards option D. It uses "by" correctly for grouping.

Frederica 2 months ago

Option C has a typo in "Pror." That can't be right.

Otis 2 months ago

I feel option B is close, but "group" should be "class."

Linwood 2 months ago

I think option A looks correct. It has the right syntax.

Alida 2 months ago

Wait, are we sure this isn't a trick question?

Ocie 2 months ago

I agree, A seems to fit the report best.

Salena 3 months ago

Definitely not option D, that one has too many typos.

Chi 3 months ago

I think it's actually option C, but I'm not sure.

Ahmad 3 months ago

Option A looks correct, it has the right syntax.

Javier 3 months ago

Not sure about that, I feel like there's a typo in all of them.

Annamae 3 months ago

Definitely A, can't go wrong with sum and mean in PROC MEANS!

Cherilyn 4 months ago

Wait, is "nobe" even a valid option? Sounds off.

Wilburn 4 months ago

I think it's actually option D, the class statement is key.

Zack 4 months ago

Option A looks correct, it has the right syntax.

Kerry 4 months ago

I disagree with D, it has a typo in "Salad" instead of "Sales."

Josephine 6 months ago

Definitely A, it matches the report structure perfectly.

Jose 6 months ago

Wait, is "nobe" even a valid option in C? Sounds fishy.

Jaime 6 months ago

I think it's actually option D, the syntax seems off in A.

Jamika 6 months ago

Option A looks correct, sums and means are included.

Broderick 6 months ago

I think the BY statement is important for this report, but I’m confused about whether it should be "by sales" or "by product" in the options.

Katina 6 months ago

I feel like option A looks the most familiar, especially with the SUM and MEAN functions, but I need to double-check the syntax.

Reita 7 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question where we had to use the VAR statement, but I can't recall if it was "Sales" or "Sale."

Caitlin 7 months ago

I think the PROC MEANS statement should include a CLASS statement for grouping by Product, but I'm not sure which option has it correctly.

Shawnda 7 months ago

I practiced a question with "sum" and "mean" before, but I can't remember if "Sales" or "Sale" was the right variable name.

Mari 7 months ago

I recall that "by" and "class" are used differently in PROC MEANS. I need to double-check which one is correct for grouping.

Alecia 7 months ago

I’m not sure about the options, but I feel like the one with "class Product" sounds familiar.

Jutta 7 months ago

I think the PROC MEANS syntax is tricky, especially with the class and var statements. I remember practicing something similar.

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