SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 — Question 11

Given the contents of the raw data file EMPLOYEE:
----|----10----|----20----|----30

Alan -
19/2/2004

ACCT -

Rob -
22/5/2004

MKTG -

MaryJane -
14/3/2004

EDUC -
The following SAS program is submitted:
data emps;
infile employee;
input@1 name$
@15 date <insert INFORMAT here>
@25 department$;
run;
Which INFORMAT correctly completes the program?

Answer options

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, ddmmyy10., as it matches the date format of 'dd/mm/yyyy' used in the data file. Options A and B do not account for the full year needed, and option D includes an extra digit in the format that is unnecessary for the given data.