SAS A00-215 Exam - Topic 6 Question 43 Discussion

Actual exam question for SAS's A00-215 exam

Question #: 43
Topic #: 6

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Given the data sets AMERICIAN NATIONAL and results in the data set BASEBALL shown below:

Which DATA step correctly creates the BASEBALL data set?

Adata baseball;
set american (rename=(Team=TeamName)) national;
run;

Bdata baseball;
set american national;
run;

Cdata baseball;
set American (rename=(TeamName=Team)) national;
run;

Ddata baseball;
set national American;
run;

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Suggested Answer: B

The correct answer is B. The set statement in SAS can concatenate multiple datasets together. The AMERICAN and NATIONAL datasets appear to have the same structure and variables, so the set statement without any options will combine them into one dataset called BASEBALL. The order of the datasets in the set statement determines the order of the observations in the output dataset, and since there is no variable that needs renaming to match between the two datasets, option B is the correct answer.

SAS documentation on the set statement.

by Yvonne at Apr 06, 2025, 11:44 PM

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Angelyn

2 months ago

C has the renaming backwards, that's a mistake.

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Tyra

2 months ago

I think B is the right choice, no renaming needed.

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Adela

3 months ago

Option A renames the Team correctly!

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Kina

3 months ago

Not sure about A, seems too simple for this question.

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Glen

3 months ago

Wait, can you really set them in any order like D suggests?

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Deandrea

3 months ago

I’m leaning towards option A because it seems to address the renaming, but I’m worried I might have misremembered the syntax from our last practice.

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Annice

4 months ago

I feel like I might be mixing up the order of the data sets in option D. Shouldn't it be American first since it’s mentioned first in the question?

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Art

4 months ago

I think option B looks straightforward since it just sets both data sets without renaming, but I’m not entirely confident if that’s what they want.

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Rosamond

4 months ago

I remember we practiced a question similar to this, but I’m not sure if the rename function is used correctly in option A.

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Charolette

4 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this. I'll need to review the data set descriptions and variable names again to make sure I understand what's being asked. I don't want to rush into an answer and get it wrong.

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Glen

4 months ago

This looks straightforward to me. Option C seems to be the correct solution, renaming the "TeamName" variable to "Team" before combining the data sets. I'm feeling confident about this one.

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Selene

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the variable naming here. Is "Team" the same as "TeamName"? I'll need to pay close attention to the variable names to make sure I get this right.

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Leonida

5 months ago

Okay, I think I see what's going on here. The key is to combine the AMERICAN and NATIONAL data sets while renaming the "Team" variable to "TeamName". Let me double-check the code options.

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Valda

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the data set descriptions and the code options to figure out the right approach.

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