SAS 8

Synopsis
SAS: DATA Step Programming describes statements and options available to program various features in the DATA step.

Audience
This course is for end users, programmers and business professionals who have an introductory level of experience with SAS.

Time
3 hours

Product Code: SAS604

After completing SAS: DATA Step Programming, the user should be able to:

Sort a data set and establish sorted variable groups

Use a previously created SAS data set

Use observations in calculations

Create total variables

Use DO groups to control processing

Produce reports using the DATA step

Analyze SAS logs with problems

Working with Sorted Data
Sorting a data set

Accessing a sorted data set

Using sorted variable groups

Accumulating Totals
The RETAIN statement and sum statement

DO groups used with sum statements

Final calculations

Writing Output
Using the PUT statement

Adding text strings

Analyzing SAS Logs
Sample program and output

Example logs

This course has the following features:

Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment

Exercises that allow users to practice in SAS

A file containing the text of the exercises

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

SAS: Introduction (SAS601)

SAS: Using SAS (SAS602)

SAS: Data Manipulation (SAS603)

SAS: Results (SAS605)

SAS: Display Manager System (SAS606)

SAS: Data Libraries (SAS607)

SAS: Inputting Data and PROC SQL (SAS608)

SAS: Combining and Updating Data Sets (SAS609)

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