This is an example solution to Ch1 Problem 1.

SAS Code: Copy you SAS Code from the Program Editor window is SAS.

* CH1 HOMEWORK PROBLEM 1;

DATA HWPROB1;

INPUT ID AGE GENDER $ GPA CSCORE;

INDEX = GPA + 3*CSCORE/500;

DATALINES ;

1 18 M 3.7 650

2 18 F 2.0 490

3 19 F 3.3 580

4 23 M 2.8 530

5 21 M 3.5 640

;

PROC PRINT DATA=HWPROB1;

TITLE 'Roster in Student';

ID ID;

VAR GPA CSCORE;

RUN;

PROC MEANS DATA=HWPROB1 N MEAN STD STDERR MAXDEC=1;

TITLE 'Descriptive Statistics';

VAR GPA CSCORE;

RUN;

PROC SORT DATA=HWPROB1;

BY INDEX;

RUN;

PROC PRINT DATA=HWPROB1;

TITLE 'Roster in Student';

ID ID;

VAR GPA CSCORE INDEX;

RUN;

SAS Output: To save the SAS output, click on the Output window is SAS then go to File > Save As > Give a file name and for the type select RTF. The RTF format can be read into MS Word.

Roster in Student 12:33 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 1

ID GPA CSCORE

1 3.7 650

2 2.0 490

3 3.3 580

4 2.8 530

5 3.5 640

Descriptive Statistics 2

12:33 Tuesday, January 11, 2000

The MEANS Procedure

Variable N Mean Std Dev Std Error

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GPA 5 3.1 0.7 0.3

CSCORE 5 578.0 69.1 30.9

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Roster in Student 12:33 Tuesday, January 11, 2000 3

ID GPA CSCORE INDEX

2 2.0 490 4.94

4 2.8 530 5.98

3 3.3 580 6.78

5 3.5 640 7.34

1 3.7 650 7.60