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Author(s): Sunil Gupta, Curt Edmonds
ISBN(s): 9781584885016, 1584885017
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 5.44 MB
Year: 2005
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1584885017 
ISBN 13: 9781584885016
Author: Sunil Gupta, Curt Edmonds

Learn how to read, understand, and write better SAS programs ¨ Understand the key differences between similar SAS syntax and programming approaches ¨ Save time in writing SAS code with organized summaries of important facts ¨ Improve your trouble-shooting skills in common programming and data related problems ¨ Reinforce your SAS knowledge with more than 150 technically challenging questions Ideal for intermediate to advanced SAS users, Sharpening Your SAS® Skills shows how to write and diagnose the most common programming tasks in data access, data management, and data analysis. This book organizes, prioritizes, and compares key facts about SAS for easy usage and reference. It includes SAS version 9.1 features and examples for improving data quality with integrity constraints, generation data sets, and audit trials. Each example will help you better understand the SAS syntax by showing the results expected from the input data and potential errors, notes, or warning messages the program may generate if written incorrectly.

Sharpening Your SAS Skills 1st Table of contents:

  • Chapter 1: Accessing Data
    • Introduction
    • LIST, COLUMN, FORMATTED, and NAMED INPUT to Read Raw Data
    • Using Various Components of an INPUT Statement
    • Importing Data from Excel and Access Using the IMPORT Procedure
    • SET Statement to Read and Combine SAS Data Sets
    • Using the MERGE Statement to Combine SAS Data Sets
    • SQL Procedure to Create Data Sets
    • SQL Procedure to Query Multiple Tables

II. Process Phase

  • Chapter 2: Creating Data Structures
    • Introduction
    • Creating Temporary and Permanent SAS Data Sets
    • Applying Conditional Assignments and Conditional Subsets
    • Using DATA Step Statements to Export (or Write) Data to a File
    • Exporting Data to Excel and Access Using the EXPORT Procedure
    • Understanding How the DATA Step Is Compiled and Executed
  • Chapter 3: Managing Data
    • Introduction
    • Modifying Variable Attributes in the Data Set
    • Assignment Statements and Conditionally Executed SAS Statements
    • Using the RETAIN Statement to Accumulate Variable Values Across Executions of the DATA Step
    • Using SAS Functions to Manipulate Character Data, Numeric Data, and SAS Date Values
    • Use SAS Functions to Convert Character Data to Numeric Data and Vice Versa
    • Processing and Executing SAS Statements Iteratively Using DO Loops
    • Processing Data Using SAS Arrays
    • Sorting Observations in a SAS Data Set
    • Using SAS Utility Procedures to Investigate SAS Data Libraries

III. Output Phase

  • Chapter 4: Generating Reports
    • Introduction
    • Generating Reports Using the PRINT Procedure
    • Generating Summary Reports Using the MEANS Procedure
    • Generating Summary Reports Using the FREQ Procedure
    • Generating Reports Using the TABULATE Procedure
    • Generating Reports Using the REPORT Procedure
    • Generating HTML, RTF, and PDF Reports Using ODS Statements
    • Enhancing Reports with Options and Statements

IV. Handling Errors

  • Chapter 5: Handling Errors
    • Introduction
    • Recognizing and Correcting Syntax and Non-Syntax Errors
    • Examining and Resolving Data Errors
    • Program Debugging Techniques

V. Version Enhancements

  • Chapter 6: Version 8.2 and Version 9.1 Enhancements
    • Introduction
    • Version 8.2 Enhancements
    • Version 9.1 Enhancements

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