SAS Programming in 7 Steps: Get well versed with the intricacies of SAS programming in 7 steps

Aditi Pratap Sampat

Can$165.99

Video Apr 2019 2hrs 29mins 1st Edition

Aditi Pratap Sampat

Can$165.99

Video Apr 2019 2hrs 29mins 1st Edition

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Key benefits

Understand the basics of SAS programming and see why SAS is considered to be the most valuable IT career skill today
Set up and configure your SAS environment, import different kinds of data into SAS, and learn how to work with the data
A comprehensive tutorial filled with practical examples covering everything you need to know about the basics of SAS programming

Description

SAS is a programming language designed specifically to analyze statistical data. SAS transforms data into insights, which can give you a fresh perspective on business. This course teaches you about SAS studio to write SAS code. In this course, you’ll learn how to get your data into SAS by reading data through various methods. You’ll see how to create and import SAS data. You’ll work with data by using conditional statements and functions in SAS. You’ll also learn about various SAS procedures to work with your data. All of the concepts are covered using a structured, practical implementation through mini-projects. You’ll learn by coding in a hands-on way, working in a SAS programming environment, and getting a detailed step-by-step explanation and implementation of each concept. The code bundle for this video course is available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/SAS-Programming-for-Beginners

Who is this book for?

'If you’re an analyst without any programming background or are new to SAS programming, this is the course for you. Those looking to prepare for the SAS Certified Base exam will also find this tutorial a key resource.

What you will learn

Understand SAS as a programming language and see the benefits of SAS over Excel
See the workings of the SAS environment with PC-SAS and methods of importing data into SAS
Understand the SAS environment, for example whether fields in the data are numeric, character, or date, or whether there are non-required fields in the data
Import data into SAS sorting data, merging two datasets and using if-then-else commands
Use logical operators such as “AND” and “OR” to select particular portions of the data
Work with data and procedure statements in SAS. Report a graphical presentation, and create an output
Learn to utilize key features such as arithmetic operators and pulling variables from the database using SQL

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