Learn to program SAS by example!If you like learning by example, then Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide makes it easy to learn SAS programming. In an instructive and conversational tone, author Ron Cody clearly explains each programming technique and then illustrates it with one or more real-life examples, followed by a detailed description of how the program works. The text is divided into four major sections: Getting Started; DATA Step Processing; Presenting and Summarizing Your Data; and Advanced Topics. Subjects addressed include:Reading data from external sourcesLearning details of DATA step programmingSubsetting and combining SAS data setsUnderstanding SAS functions and working with arraysCreating reports with PROC REPORT and PROC TABULATELearning to use the SAS Output Delivery SystemGetting started with the SAS macro languageIntroducing PROC SQLYou can test your knowledge and hone your skills by solving the problems at the end of each chapter. (Solutions to odd-numbered problems are located at the back of this book. Solutions to all problems are available to instructors by visiting Ron Cody’s author page for details.) This book is intended for beginners and intermediate users. Readers should know how to enter and submit a SAS program from their operating system.
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Excellent book for learning SAS, but there is one piece of information missing that can save a lot of frustration This is an excellent book for learning SAS, and I am highly confident I will know SAS thoroughly by the time I have finished it. With that said, there is something that anyone considering purchasing this book, or who has already purchased this book, should be aware of. Not knowing this could, for some people, be frustrating enough, for some, to at least consider giving up on the whole thing before learning the contents in this book.After receiving the book, one of the first things…
easy to follow I read this book from front to end. I practiced with the problem sets. It is well written, easy to follow, and helped me pass the SAS BASE9 exam on the first attempt.
All of Cody’s books are good ways to learn more about SAS All of Cody’s books are good ways to learn more about SAS.If you want to get certified you need to get the University Edition of SAS and work through their prep guides. The Base SAS prep guide has problems.You should work with Cody to start so you learn something about SAS- you’ll need to know a fair amount to compensate for the problems in the study guides.