Does SAS ‘Translate’ (compile) or does it ‘Interpret’? Explain.
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Answer / juan
complie. When you submit a DATA step for execution, SAS
checks the syntax of the SAS statements and compiles them,
that is, automatically translate the statements into
machine code.
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