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DATA Statement:
Naming SAS Data Sets
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- 8 characters or less,
- start with letter,
- Use letter, number or _
and no blanks
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INPUT Statement
Naming Variables
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- 8 characters or less,
- start with letter,
- Use letter, number or _
and no blanks
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INPUT Statement
Types of Variables
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- Numeric (numbers)
- Character (follow variable
name with $ )
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INPUT Statement
Length of Character
Variables
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- Default is 8
characters
- Indicate longer lengths
with numbers: ie. $12.
- Include the DECIMAL
point!
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CARDS Statement
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- Data begin after the
CARDS; statement
- Don't use a semicolon in
the data
- enter semicolon on line
following data
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