This is the meat of the exam. You must know the DATA step intimately.
: Focuses on creating temporary and permanent SAS data sets, using LIBNAME statements, and importing data via PROC IMPORT . a00-231
The exam tests your ability to write SAS code to access, manage, analyze, and present data. It is broken down into five main objective areas. This is the meat of the exam
: Applying IF-THEN/ELSE and DO loops for iterative data manipulation. using LIBNAME statements