Cody, Ron.
Learning SAS by example : a programmer's guide / Ron Cody. - Cary, N.C. : SAS Institute, c2013. - xxxii, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"This book covers most SAS programming techniques, from the basics to ... advanced. ... Solutions to the odd-numbered problems are included in the book, while a complete set of solutions are available online for instructors"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Getting started : What is SAS? -- Writing your first SAS program -- Pt. 2. DATA step processing : Reading raw data from external files -- Creating permanent SAS data sets -- Creating formats and labels -- Reading and writing data from an Excel spreadsheet -- Performing conditional processing -- Performing iterative processing: looping -- Working with dates -- Subsetting and combining SAS data sets -- Working with numeric functions -- Working with character functions -- Working with arrays -- Pt. 3. Presenting and summarizing your data : Displaying your data -- Creating customized reports -- Summarizing your data -- Counting frequencies -- Creating tabular reports -- Introducing the output delivery system -- Generating high-quality graphics -- Pt. 4. Advanced topics : Using advanced INPUT techniques -- Using advanced features of user-defined formats and informats -- Restructuring SAS data sets -- Working with multiple observations per subject -- Introducing the SAS macro language -- Introducing the structured query language.
9781599941653 (pbk.)
2007295217
SAS (Computer file)
SAS (Computer file)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
SAS/GRAPH.
SAS/STAT.
Database management.
QA76.9.D3 / C63 2013
005.74
Learning SAS by example : a programmer's guide / Ron Cody. - Cary, N.C. : SAS Institute, c2013. - xxxii, 626 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"This book covers most SAS programming techniques, from the basics to ... advanced. ... Solutions to the odd-numbered problems are included in the book, while a complete set of solutions are available online for instructors"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Getting started : What is SAS? -- Writing your first SAS program -- Pt. 2. DATA step processing : Reading raw data from external files -- Creating permanent SAS data sets -- Creating formats and labels -- Reading and writing data from an Excel spreadsheet -- Performing conditional processing -- Performing iterative processing: looping -- Working with dates -- Subsetting and combining SAS data sets -- Working with numeric functions -- Working with character functions -- Working with arrays -- Pt. 3. Presenting and summarizing your data : Displaying your data -- Creating customized reports -- Summarizing your data -- Counting frequencies -- Creating tabular reports -- Introducing the output delivery system -- Generating high-quality graphics -- Pt. 4. Advanced topics : Using advanced INPUT techniques -- Using advanced features of user-defined formats and informats -- Restructuring SAS data sets -- Working with multiple observations per subject -- Introducing the SAS macro language -- Introducing the structured query language.
9781599941653 (pbk.)
2007295217
SAS (Computer file)
SAS (Computer file)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
SAS/GRAPH.
SAS/STAT.
Database management.
QA76.9.D3 / C63 2013
005.74