Which of the following statements correctly utilizes the VAR statement in SAS?

The correct option utilizes the VAR statement appropriately within the PROC PRINT procedure. The VAR statement is used to specify which variables to include in the output when displaying data with PROC PRINT. This allows for a selective view of the data by allowing the user to choose specific columns (variables) to display instead of printing all variables in the dataset.

In SAS, PROC PRINT is commonly used to output the contents of a dataset, and the VAR statement enhances this functionality by letting users focus on particular variables of interest. When the VAR statement is included, only the specified variables will be printed in the results, which helps in making reports concise and targeted.

Other options do not correctly employ the VAR statement as intended within SAS programming. For instance, sorting operations generally occur in PROC SORT using a different syntax, while DATA statements are for data set creation and manipulation, and CLASS statements are typically used in procedures like PROC ANOVA or PROC MEANS, but not in conjunction with VAR in the way that is presented.