How many statements does the following SAS program contain? proc print data=new.prodsale label double; var state day price1 price2; where state='NC'; label state='Name of State'; run;

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  1. three

  2. four

  3. five

  4. six

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Correct Option: C

AI Explanation

To determine the number of statements in the given SAS program, we need to identify each distinct action or instruction in the program.

Let's go through each line of the program to identify the statements:

  1. proc print data=new.prodsale - This is the PROC PRINT statement, which specifies the action to print the data. (First statement)

  2. label double; - This is the LABEL statement with the option "DOUBLE", which specifies that variable labels should be printed in double quotation marks. (Second statement)

  3. var state day price1 price2; - This is the VAR statement, which specifies the variables to be printed. (Third statement)

  4. where state='NC'; - This is the WHERE statement, which specifies the condition for filtering the data. (Fourth statement)

  5. label state='Name of State'; - This is the LABEL statement, which assigns a label to the variable 'state'. (Fifth statement)

  6. run; - This is the RUN statement, which signals the end of the program. (Sixth statement)

Therefore, the given SAS program contains five statements in total.

The correct answer is C) five.

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