SAS Programming 1: Essentials (SAS PG1)
Days: 6 day
Price: $1650
Course Details
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.
Certification:
SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9
Course Agenda
1. Introduction
- Overview of SAS Foundation
- Course logistics
- Course data files
2. SAS Programs
- Introduction to SAS programs
- Submitting a SAS program
- SAS program syntax
3. Accessing Data
- Examining SAS data sets
- Accessing SAS libraries
4. Producing Detail Reports
- Subsetting report data
- Sorting and grouping report data
- Enhancing reports
5. Formatting Data Values
- Using SAS formats
- Creating user-defined formats
6. Reading SAS Data Sets
- Reading a SAS data set
- Customizing a SAS data set
7. Reading Spreadsheet and Database Data
- Reading spreadsheet data
- Reading database data
8. Reading Raw Data Files
- Introduction to reading raw data files
- Reading standard delimited data
- Reading nonstandard delimited data
- Handling missing data
9. Manipulating Data
- Using SAS functions
- Conditional processing
10. Combining Data Sets
- Concatenating data sets
- Merging data sets one-to-one
- Merging data sets one-to-many
- Merging data sets with nonmatches
11. Creating Summary Reports
- Using the FREQ procedure
- Using the MEANS and UNIVARIATE procedures
- Using the Output Delivery System
12. Learning More
- SAS resources
- Next steps
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