SAS Base & Advanced

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Course Content


SAS BASE

Introduction

  • course logistics
  • overview of Foundation SAS

Getting Started with SAS

  • introduction to SAS programs
  • submitting a SAS program

Working with SAS Syntax

  • mastering fundamental concepts
  • diagnosing and correcting syntax errors

Getting Familiar with SAS Data Sets

  • examining descriptor and data portions
  • accessing SAS data libraries
  • accessing relational databases (self-study)

Reading SAS Data Sets

  • introduction to reading data
  • using SAS data as input
  • subsetting observations and variables
  • adding permanent attributes

Reading Excel Worksheets

  • using Excel data as input
  • doing more with Excel worksheets (selfstudy)

Reading Delimited Raw Data Files

  • using standard delimited data as input
  • using nonstandard delimited data as input

Validating and Cleaning Data

  • introduction to validating and cleaning data
  • examining data errors when reading raw data files
  • validating data with the PRINT and FREQ Procedures
  • validating data with the MEANS and UNIVARIATE procedures
  • cleaning invalid data

Manipulating Data

  • creating variables
  • creating variables conditionally
  • subsetting observations

Combining SAS Data Sets

  • introduction to combining data sets
  • appending a data set (selfstudy)
  • concatenating data sets
  • merging data sets one-to-one
  • merging data sets one-to-many
  • merging data sets with nonmatches

Enhancing Reports

  • using global statements
  • adding labels and formats
  • creating user-defined formats
  • subsetting and grouping observations
  • directing output to external files

Producing Summary Reports

  • using the FREQ procedure
  • using the MEANS procedure
  • using the TABULATE procedure (self-study)

Introduction to Graphics Using 

SAS/GRAPH (Self-Study)

  • creating bar and pie charts
  • creating plots
  • enhancing output

ADVANCE SAS 

  • Introduction to the Macro Facility 
  • Purpose of the macro facility 
  • Program flow 
  • Course data and logistics 

Macro Variables 

  • Introduction to macro variables 
  • Automatic macro variables 
  • Macro variable references 
  • User-defined macro variables 
  • Delimiting macro variable names 
  • Macro functions 

Macro Definitions 

  • Defining and calling macros 
  • Macro parameters 

DATA Step and SQL Interfaces 

  • Creating macro variables in the DATA step 
  • Indirect references to macro variables 
  • Retrieving macro variables in the DATA step 
  • Creating macro variables in SQL 

Macro Programs 

  • Conditional processing 
  • Iterative processing 
  • Global and local symbol tables 

Proc SQL 

Basic Queries 

  • Overview of the SQL procedure 
  • Specifying columns 
  • Specifying rows 

Displaying Query Results 

  • Presenting data 
  • Summarizing data 

Subqueries

  • Non correlated subqueries
  • Correlated subqueries (self-study) 

SQL Joins 

  • Introduction to SQL joins 
  • Complex SQL joins 

Set Operators 

  • Introduction to set operators 
  • The EXCEPT operator 
  • The INTERSECT operator 
  • The UNION operator 
  • The OUTER UNION operator 

Creating Tables and Views 

  • Creating views with the SQL procedure 
  • Creating tables with the SQL procedure (self-study) 
  • Integrity constraints (self-study)

Additional SQL Procedure Features 

  • Setting SQL procedure options 
  • Dictionary tables and views
  • Interfacing PROC SQL with the macro language 
  • Program testing and performance 

Managing Tables 

  • Introduction to indexes 
  • Creating indexes (self-study) 
  • Maintaining tables 

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