Question

Will this statement convert the character variable AvgSale to numeric?

AvgSale=input(AvgSale,comma6.);
a. yes
b. no

Answer 1

Yes, the statement will convert the character variable AvgSale to numeric in SAS, provided that AvgSale contains character data representing a number with up to 6 characters including commas and decimal points.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement AvgSale=input(AvgSale,comma6.) is attempting to convert a character variable named AvgSale to a numeric format in SAS programming. This statement will indeed convert the variable to numeric, assuming that AvgSale contains a character representation of a number which may include commas, such as '1,234.56'. The comma6.

format specifies that the incoming character data will be up to 6 characters long, including any commas and decimal points, and the 'comma' informat removes commas during the conversion process. This is useful when dealing with financial data or other numbers formatted with commas.