Which are the statements whose placement in the data step is critical?



Which are the statements whose placement in the data step is critical?..

Answer / Tarun Raj

Some statements in SAS whose placement in the data step is critical include:

1. INPUT - Should be placed first in a data step, after the DATA statement and before any other statements.
2. SET - Defines the input data set for the current data step. Its position should be after the INPUT statement and before any data manipulation or output statements.

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