24.Which of the following permanently associates a format with a variable?
a. the FORMAT procedure
b. a FORMAT statement in a DATA step
c. an INPUT function with format modifiers
d. an INPUT statement with formatted style input
Correct answer: b
To permanently associate a format with a variable, you use the FORMAT statement in a
DATA step. You can use the FORMAT procedure to create a user-defined format. You
use the INPUT function to convert character data values to numeric values with an
informat. You use the INPUT statement to read data into a data set with an informat.