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Merging SAS Data Sets
Results of Match-Merging


Question:
If you match-merge the two data sets represented below, what happens to the observation for WOLMER in the Clients data set?
sample data to be merged
It does not appear in the output data set because it has no matching observation in the Amounts data set.
It appears in the output data set with missing values for Date and Amt.
It is matched in error with the next observation in the Amounts data set unless you specify additional statements and options to prevent the mismatch.


 

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