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If you a variable containing data like,1984,00,1996,1945. Then which will be best option to make SAS read that variable properly(1984,2000,1996,1945)

  1. options yearcutoff=950;

  2. options yearcutoff=1950;

  3. options yearcut=1950;

  4. All of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The SAS yearcutoff option defines a 100-year span for interpreting 2-digit years. With yearcutoff=1950, years 00-49 become 2000-2049, while 50-99 become 1950-1999. This correctly interprets '00' as 2000 in your data.

AI explanation

SAS's YEARCUTOFF option controls how 2-digit years are interpreted, defining the start of a rolling 100-year window (default is 1900, giving a window of 1900-1999). To read "00" as 2000 while still reading "84", "96", and "45" as 1984, 1996, and 1945 respectively, you need a 100-year window that starts at 1950 (covering 1950–2049): under YEARCUTOFF=1950, two-digit values 50-99 map to 1950-1999 and 00-49 map to 2000-2049, which correctly produces 1984, 2000, 1996, 1945. YEARCUTOFF=950 is an invalid/nonsensical cutoff, and "yearcut=1950" is not a real SAS option name (wrong spelling), so option B is correct.

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