Directing SAS Output and the SAS Log

Input File and SAS Data Set for Examples

The examples in this section are based on data from a university entrance exam called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT. The data is provided in one input file that contains the average SAT scores of entering university classes from 1972 to 1998.(footnote 1) The input file has the following structure:

Verbal m 1972 531  
Verbal f 1972 529
Verbal m 1973 523  
Verbal f 1973 521
Verbal m 1974 524  
Verbal f 1974 520
Verbal m 1975 515  
Verbal f 1975 509
Verbal m 1976 511  
Verbal f 1976 508

The input file contains the following values from left to right:

type of SAT exam
gender of student
year of the exam
average exam score of the first-year class

The following program creates the data set that this section uses:

data sat_scores;
   input Test $ Gender $ Year SATscore @@;
   datalines;
Verbal m 1972 531  Verbal f 1972 529
Verbal m 1973 523  Verbal f 1973 521
Verbal m 1974 524  Verbal f 1974 520

...more data lines...

Math   m 1996 527  Math   f 1996 492
Math   m 1997 530  Math   f 1997 494
Math   m 1998 531  Math   f 1998 496
;

FOOTNOTE 1: See Understanding and Customizing SAS Output: The Basics for a complete listing of the input data.

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