The Little SAS Book
The Little SAS Book

Author: Lora D. Delwiche

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1642953431

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A classic that just keeps getting better, The Little SAS Book is essential for anyone learning SAS programming. Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter offer a user-friendly approach so that readers can quickly and easily learn the most commonly used features of the SAS language. Each topic is presented in a self-contained, two-page layout complete with examples and graphics. Nearly every section has been revised to ensure that the sixth edition is fully up-to-date. This edition is also interface-independent, written for all SAS programmers whether they use SAS Studio, SAS Enterprise Guide, or the SAS windowing environment. New sections have been added covering PROC SQL, iterative DO loops, DO WHILE and DO UNTIL statements, %DO statements, using variable names with special characters, the ODS EXCEL destination, and the XLSX LIBNAME engine. This title belongs on every SAS programmer's bookshelf. It's a resource not just to get you started, but one you will return to as you continue to improve your programming skills. Learn more about the updates to The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition here. Reviews for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition can be read here.

The Little SAS Enterprise Guide Book
The Little SAS Enterprise Guide Book

Author: Susan J. Slaughter

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2017-03-22

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1629608882

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Learning to use SAS Enterprise Guide has never been easier! Whether you are using SAS Enterprise Guide for the first time, or are looking to expand your skills, this is the book for you! With The Little SAS Enterprise Guide Book, award-winning authors Susan Slaughter and Lora Delwiche help you quickly become productive in the SAS Enterprise Guide point-and-click environment. A series of carefully designed tutorials help you master the basics of the tasks you'll want to do most frequently. The reference section of the book expands on the tutorial topics, covering specific features in more depth. This edition has been completely rewritten, and updated with new features in SAS Enterprise Guide.

Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition
Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition

Author: Rebecca A. Ottesen

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1642955256

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Hone your SAS skills with Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition! Now in its sixth edition, the best-selling The Little SAS Book just keeps getting better. Readers worldwide study this easy-to-follow book to help them learn the basics of SAS programming. Rebecca Ottesen has once again teamed up with the authors of The Little SAS Book, Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter, to provide a way to challenge and improve your SAS skills through thought-provoking questions, exercises, and projects. Each chapter has been updated to match The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition. The book contains a mixture of multiple-choice questions, open-ended discussion topics, and programming exercises with selected answers and hints. It also includes comprehensive programming projects that are designed to encourage self-study and to test the skills developed by The Little SAS Book. Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition is a hands-on workbook that is designed to improve your SAS skills whether you are a student or a professional.

Learning SAS by Example
Learning SAS by Example

Author: Ron Cody

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2018-07-03

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 1635266564

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Learn to program SAS by example! Learning SAS by Example, A Programmer’s Guide, Second Edition, teaches SAS programming from very basic concepts to more advanced topics. Because most programmers prefer examples rather than reference-type syntax, this book uses short examples to explain each topic. The second edition has brought this classic book on SAS programming up to the latest SAS version, with new chapters that cover topics such as PROC SGPLOT and Perl regular expressions. This book belongs on the shelf (or e-book reader) of anyone who programs in SAS, from those with little programming experience who want to learn SAS to intermediate and even advanced SAS programmers who want to learn new techniques or identify new ways to accomplish existing tasks. In an instructive and conversational tone, author Ron Cody clearly explains each programming technique and then illustrates it with one or more real-life examples, followed by a detailed description of how the program works. The text is divided into four major sections: Getting Started, DATA Step Processing, Presenting and Summarizing Your Data, and Advanced Topics. Subjects addressed include Reading data from external sources Learning details of DATA step programming Subsetting and combining SAS data sets Understanding SAS functions and working with arrays Creating reports with PROC REPORT and PROC TABULATE Getting started with the SAS macro language Leveraging PROC SQL Generating high-quality graphics Using advanced features of user-defined formats and informats Restructuring SAS data sets Working with multiple observations per subject Getting started with Perl regular expressions You can test your knowledge and hone your skills by solving the problems at the end of each chapter.

PROC SQL
PROC SQL

Author: Kirk Paul Lafler

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2019-03-20

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 1635266815

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PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®, Third Edition, is a step-by-step, example-driven guide that helps readers master the language of PROC SQL. Packed with analysis and examples illustrating an assortment of PROC SQL options, statements, and clauses, this book not only covers all the basics, but it also offers extensive guidance on complex topics such as set operators and correlated subqueries. Programmers at all levels will appreciate Kirk Lafler’s easy-to-follow examples, clear explanations, and handy tips to extend their knowledge of PROC SQL. This third edition explores new and powerful features in SAS® 9.4, including topics such as: IFC and IFN functions nearest neighbor processing the HAVING clause indexes It also features two completely new chapters on fuzzy matching and data-driven programming. Delving into the workings of PROC SQL with greater analysis and discussion, PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS®, Third Edition, explores this powerful database language using discussion and numerous real-world examples.

Getting Started with SAS Programming
Getting Started with SAS Programming

Author: Ron Cody

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2021-02-24

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1953329187

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Get up and running with SAS using Ron Cody’s easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Aimed at beginners, Getting Started with SAS Programming: Using SAS Studio in the Cloud uses short examples to teach SAS programming from the basics to more advanced topics in the point-and-click interactive environment of SAS Studio. To begin, you will learn how to register for SAS OnDemand for Academics, an online delivery platform for teaching and learning statistical analysis that provides free access to SAS software via the cloud. The first part of the book shows you how to use SAS Studio built-in tasks to produce a report, summarize data, and create charts and graphs. It also describes how you can perform basic statistical tests using the interactive point-and-click environment. The second part of the book uses easy-to-follow examples to show you how to write your own SAS programs and how to use SAS procedures to perform a variety of tasks. This part of the book also explains how to read data from a variety of sources: text files, Excel workbooks, and CSV files. In order to get familiar with the SAS Studio environment, this book also shows you how to access dozens of interesting data sets that are included with the SAS OnDemand for Academics platform.

SAS for Forecasting Time Series, Third Edition
SAS for Forecasting Time Series, Third Edition

Author: John C. Brocklebank, Ph.D.

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2018-03-14

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 1629605441

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To use statistical methods and SAS applications to forecast the future values of data taken over time, you need only follow this thoroughly updated classic on the subject. With this third edition of SAS for Forecasting Time Series, intermediate-to-advanced SAS users—such as statisticians, economists, and data scientists—can now match the most sophisticated forecasting methods to the most current SAS applications. Starting with fundamentals, this new edition presents methods for modeling both univariate and multivariate data taken over time. From the well-known ARIMA models to unobserved components, methods that span the range from simple to complex are discussed and illustrated. Many of the newer methods are variations on the basic ARIMA structures. Completely updated, this new edition includes fresh, interesting business situations and data sets, and new sections on these up-to-date statistical methods: ARIMA models Vector autoregressive models Exponential smoothing models Unobserved component and state-space models Seasonal adjustment Spectral analysis Focusing on application, this guide teaches a wide range of forecasting techniques by example. The examples provide the statistical underpinnings necessary to put the methods into practice. The following up-to-date SAS applications are covered in this edition: The ARIMA procedure The AUTOREG procedure The VARMAX procedure The ESM procedure The UCM and SSM procedures The X13 procedure The SPECTRA procedure SAS Forecast Studio Each SAS application is presented with explanation of its strengths, weaknesses, and best uses. Even users of automated forecasting systems will benefit from this knowledge of what is done and why. Moreover, the accompanying examples can serve as templates that you easily adjust to fit your specific forecasting needs. This book is part of the SAS Press program.

A Gentle Introduction to Statistics Using SAS Studio in the Cloud
A Gentle Introduction to Statistics Using SAS Studio in the Cloud

Author: Ron Cody

Publisher: SAS Institute

Published: 2021-05-07

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1954844476

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Point and click your way to performing statistics! Many people are intimidated by learning statistics, but A Gentle Introduction to Statistics Using SAS Studio in the Cloud is here to help. Whether you need to perform statistical analysis for a project or, perhaps, for a course in education, psychology, sociology, economics, or any other field that requires basic statistical skills, this book teaches the fundamentals of statistics, from designing your experiment through calculating logistic regressions. Serving as an introduction to many common statistical tests and principles, it explains concepts in an intuitive way with little math and very few formulas. The book is full of examples demonstrating the use of SAS Studio’s easy point-and-click interface accessed with SAS OnDemand for Academics, an online delivery platform for teaching and learning statistical analysis that provides free access to SAS software via the cloud. Topics included in this book are: How to access SAS OnDemand for Academics Descriptive statistics One-sample tests T tests (for independent or paired samples) One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) N-way ANOVA Correlation analysis Simple and multiple linear regression Binary logistic regression Categorical data, including two-way tables and chi-square Power and sample size calculations Questions are provided to test your knowledge and practice your skills.

SAS Clinical Programming
SAS Clinical Programming

Author: Y. LAKSHMI PRASAD

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2014-09-12

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9384381896

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An indispensable guide to SAS Clinical Programming, this book is the first guide on this topic, to be written by an Indian author. Written in an instructive and conversational tone for people who want to make their career in SAS Clinical Programming and entry level programmers for their day-to-day tasks. It is equipped with practical, real world examples, detailed description of programs, work flows, issues, resolutions and key techniques. This book is a personal SAS Clinical trainer. It explains the art of SAS Clinical Programming in eighteen easy steps, covering everything from basics to ADS, TLF Creation, as well as CDISC SDTM and ADaM specifications. Many statistical concepts are explained in an easy way so that you feel confident while using Statistical Procedures. If you are already working as a SAS Clinical Programmer, this book will aid you with sharpening your skills.