Class Data :: SAS/STAT(R) 13.1 User's Guide

Class Data

The Sashelp.Class data set provides information about a small fictitious class of students. Variables include Sex, Age, Height, and Weight. This data set is frequently used in SAS documentation to illustrate basic SAS coding. The following steps display information about the Sashelp.Class data set and create Figure B.4:

title 'Class Data';
proc contents data=sashelp.Class varnum;
   ods select position;
run;

title 'The Full Data Set';
proc print data=sashelp.Class;
run;

Figure B.4: Class Data

Class Data

Variables in Creation Order
#	Variable	Type	Len
1	Name	Char	8
2	Sex	Char	1
3	Age	Num	8
4	Height	Num	8
5	Weight	Num	8

The Full Data Set

Obs	Name	Sex	Age	Height	Weight
1	Alfred	M	14	69.0	112.5
2	Alice	F	13	56.5	84.0
3	Barbara	F	13	65.3	98.0
4	Carol	F	14	62.8	102.5
5	Henry	M	14	63.5	102.5
6	James	M	12	57.3	83.0
7	Jane	F	12	59.8	84.5
8	Janet	F	15	62.5	112.5
9	Jeffrey	M	13	62.5	84.0
10	John	M	12	59.0	99.5
11	Joyce	F	11	51.3	50.5
12	Judy	F	14	64.3	90.0
13	Louise	F	12	56.3	77.0
14	Mary	F	15	66.5	112.0
15	Philip	M	16	72.0	150.0
16	Robert	M	12	64.8	128.0
17	Ronald	M	15	67.0	133.0
18	Thomas	M	11	57.5	85.0
19	William	M	15	66.5	112.0