SAS Fundamentals

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£1,200.00 +VAT

per delegate

Course duration: 3 Days

After the SAS training course, attendees will be able to use SAS software to read their data, access, manage and manipulate their data, solve problems, save programs and datasets, use conditional logic, combine files, produce tables and listings of data, and use data analysis techniques.

Very good course. I would recommend to any new user of base SAS

Lloyds Banking Group

Who is it for?

This SAS training course is designed for Computer Users as an introduction to the SAS system.

Prerequisites

What you will learn

What is SAS?
SAS Software and Solutions
Introduction to the SAS Environment
Using the Display Manager System (DMS)
Using SAS Enterprise Guide
Working with SAS Programs in Enterprise Guide
Using SAS Studio
SAS System Walkthrough
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Working with SAS Data Libraries
Accessing Other Data Sources
Structure of a SAS Program
Rules of the SAS Language
Table Structures
Interpreting the SAS Log
Cancelling Submitted Code
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Reading Data
Importing Text Files
Accessing PC Files and Databases
Using the Import/Export Wizards
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Creating SAS Variables
Reading SAS Data Sets
Conditional Processing
Creating Multiple Subsets
Missing Values
Common DATA Step Statements
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Introduction to How the DATA Step Works
WHERE, KEEP, DROP & RENAME Options and Statements
Functions
Accumulators
The END Option
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Formats and Informats
Proc FORMAT
Labels
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Sorting
Appending
Merging
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How Dates and Times are Stored in SAS
Date and Time Informats/Formats
Date and Time Functions
YEARCUTOFF Option (Optional)
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Proc FREQ
Proc MEANS
Proc UNIVARIATE (Optional)
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Controlling SAS
Titles and Footnotes
Proc PRINT
Proc TABULATE
Proc REPORT
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Introduction to ODS
Capturing SAS Output
Styles in ODS
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