SAS Base Exam Certification Practice Test 2025 – Complete Prep Guide

Generating output in SAS without relying solely on PROC PRINT can be achieved through the use of ODS (Output Delivery System) statements. ODS allows the user to control the format and destination of output generated by SAS procedures. It enables outputs to be directed to various destinations such as HTML, PDF, RTF, and more, while providing options for style and formatting. This versatility makes ODS a powerful tool for creating rich and visually appealing reports that can integrate various outputs from different procedures.

The other options, while they can generate output, usually involve specific contexts or limitations. PROC REPORT can create detailed reports, but it is still a procedure focused on presenting data in a tabular format, similar to PROC PRINT, rather than addressing broader output generation mechanisms. Exporting data to external files involves saving datasets in formats outside of SAS, which doesn't inherently provide SAS output in the same way ODS does. Running summary statistics can produce output, but it is also typically tied to a specific procedure, thus not encompassing the comprehensive features and control over output destinations that ODS provides.