A00-231 practice examsIn development
SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming
Declining generally, still required in pharmaceutical and clinical work: the DATA step execution model with its program data vector and implicit output, reading data with informats and merging sorted sets, the WHERE against subsetting IF distinction, group processing with first and last indicators, then the procedures, formats that change display without changing storage, PROC SQL and macro variables as text substitution, and reading the log notes where the silent errors actually are.
What you get
Papers are cut from the bank and weighted like the real exam, and no question appears in two of them. Every wrong answer comes back on later days until you have it right.
What the exam covers
| The DATA step and reading data | Not published |
| Procedures, reporting, SQL, macros and diagnostics | Not published |
Two sample questions
1. What ends a PROC SQL step?
- A RUN statement
- A semicolon alone
- A QUIT statement — correct
- The next procedure
Why: Each statement executes as it is submitted.
2. What does a comparison with a missing value treat missing as?
- A zero value
- The largest one
- The smallest — correct
- A raised error
Why: In comparisons, a missing numeric value sorts as the smallest value.
The real A00-231 exam
| Length | 110 minutes |
|---|---|
| Questions | 60 to 65 |
| Pass mark | 68% |
| Price | Purchased per attempt through SAS and Pearson VUE |
| Recommended before you sit it | None enforced. Programming experience in any language helps. |
| Valid for | Does not expire, though it is tied to the release examined |
Exam facts as published by SAS; always check the vendor’s page before you book.
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