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
