You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you
restrict the output so that the output has only data from
row no. 10 to row no. 20

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You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / reema

For that u have to use fistobs and obs both.
Eg:- firstobs 10 obs 20

Firstobs :- Will start observing from the row 10 ..

Obs:- will show till 20th observation .

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You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / shambhu verma

Options firstobs=10 obs=20;
proc print data= sas data set;
run;

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 0 No

You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / amit gupta

SELECT *
FROM (SELECT ROWNUM srno, a.*
FROM emp a)
WHERE srno >= 10 AND srno <= 20

/

SELECT *
FROM (SELECT ROWNUM srno, a.*
FROM emp a)
WHERE srno between 10 and 20

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 1 No

You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / suri

output window

1)proc print data=ds1(firstobs=10 obs=2);
run;

2)data ds1;
set ds(firstobs=10 obs=20);
run;
3)data ds1;
set ds;
where _n_ in(10:20);
run;

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You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / na

Options Firstobs=10 obs
=20;
Proc print data = xxx;
Run;

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / jonathan o&

data Subset;
set whatever;
if _N_ not in (10-20) then delete;
run;

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You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / monika

Data test;
input a 8. @@;
datalines;
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run;

Data Result;
Set test(firstobs=10 obs=20);
Run;

Proc print data = Result;
Run;

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You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / dharani

Corection to Reema's answer :
Eg:- firstobs 10 obs 10

Firstobs :- Will start observing from the row 10 ..

Obs:- will show total 11 observations .from 10 - 20

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 5 No

You have a data set of 100 observations,how can you restrict the output so that the output has onl..

Answer / xxxx

Corection to Reema's answer :
Eg:- firstobs 10 obs 10

Firstobs :- Will start observing from the row 10 ..

Obs:- will show total 10 observations .from 10 - 20

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 7 No

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