TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cody,Ron
TI  - Learning SAS by example: a programmer's guide 
SN  - 9781599941653 (pbk.)
AV  - QA76.9.D3 C63 2013
U1  - 005.74 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cary, N.C.
PB  - SAS Institute
KW  - SAS (Computer file)
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - SAS/GRAPH
KW  - SAS/STAT
KW  - Database management
N1  - "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
ER  -