SAS Fundamentals
Audience
This course is designed for Computer Users as an introduction to the SAS System.
Prerequisites
Attendees will need some knowledge of their own computer systems and be able to use a keyboard and a mouse.
Objectives
This course is our Essential Introduction to the SAS System. The course covers all you need to know to get started with SAS quickly and easily. After the course, attendees will be able to use SAS software to read their data, access, manage and manipulate their data, solve problems, save programs and datasets, use conditional logic, combine files, produce tables and listings of data, and use data analysis techniques.
use a keyboard and a mouse.
Topics
F1 Introduction
- What is SAS?
- SAS Solutions and Software
- Introduction to the SAS Environment
- Saving Work (Windows only)
- SAS System Walkthrough
- Workshop Session
F7 Combining SAS Tables
- Sorting
- Concatenating
- Merging
- Workshop Session
F2 Libraries
- What is a Library?
- How to Assign Libraries
- Accessing Other Data
- Workshop Session
F8 Dates and Times
- How Dates and Times are Stored in SAS
- Date and Time Informats/Formats
- Date and Time Functions
- Workshop Session
F3 Writing SAS Programs
- Background to Steps
- Statements
- Naming Conventions
- SAS Programs
- Table Structures
- Workshop Session
F9 Reporting (Optional Section)
- Controlling SAS
- Proc Print
- Proc Format
- Proc Tabulate
- Proc Report
- Workshop Session
F4 Importing Data into SAS
- Program Method
- Different Text File Structures
- Accessing Other Data
- Workshop Session
F10 Enhancing Output Using ODS
- Introduction to ODS
- Capturing SAS Output
- Workshop Session
F5 Manipulating Data
- Overview of Data Step Statements
- Introduction to How the Data Step Works
- Programming with the Data Step
- Where, Keep, Drop & Rename Options and Statements
- Functions
- Accumulators
- Workshop Session
F11 Data Analysis (optional section)
- Proc FREQ
- Proc MEANS
- Proc UNIVARIATE
- Workshop Session
F6 Formats and Labels
- Formats and Informats
- Labels
- Workshop Session
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SAS Fundamentals
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| September 2010 | October 2010 | November 2010 |
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