Overview
This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming and is a prerequisite to many other SAS courses. If you do not plan to write SAS programs and you prefer a point-and-click interface, you should attend the SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting course.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you should have experience using computer software. Specifically, you should be able to
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understand file structures and system commands on your operating systems
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access data files on your operating systems.
No prior SAS experience is needed
Who should attend?
Anyone getting started writing SAS programs
Delegates will learn how to
- navigate the SAS windowing environment
- navigate the SAS Enterprise Guide programming environment
- read various types of data into SAS data sets
- create SAS variables and subset data
- combine SAS data sets
- create and enhance listing and summary reports
- validate SAS data sets.
Outline
Introduction
- overview of SAS Foundation
- course logistics
- course data files
SAS Programs
- introduction to SAS programs
- submitting a SAS program
- SAS program syntax
Accessing Data
- examining SAS data sets
- accessing SAS libraries
Producing Detail Reports
- subsetting report data
- sorting and grouping report data
- enhancing reports
Formatting Data Values
- using SAS formats
- creating user-defined formats
Reading SAS Data Sets
- reading a SAS data set
- customizing a SAS data set
Reading Spreadsheet and Database Data
- reading spreadsheet data
- reading database data
Reading Raw Data Files
- introduction to reading raw data files
- reading standard delimited data
- reading nonstandard delimited data
- handling missing data
Manipulating Data
- using SAS functions
- conditional processing
Combining Data Sets
- concatenating data sets
- merging data sets one-to-one
- merging data sets one-to-many
- merging data sets with nonmatches
Creating Summary Reports
- using the FREQ procedure
- using the MEANS and UNIVARIATE procedures
- using the Output Delivery System
Learning More
- SAS resources
- next steps
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