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The little SAS book : a primer : a programming approach /

Title:
The little SAS book : a primer : a programming approach /
Author:
Delwiche, Lora D.
Published:
Cary, NC : c2012.
Format:
Book
Institution:
MCPHS Boston
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Getting Started Using SAS Software -- 1.1.The SAS Language -- 1.2.SAS Data Sets -- 1.3.DATA and PROC Steps -- 1.4.The DATA Step's Built-in Loop -- 1.5.Choosing a Mode for Submitting SAS Programs -- 1.6.Windows and Commands in the SAS Windowing Environment -- 1.7.Submitting a Program in the SAS Windowing Environment -- 1.8.Reading the SAS Log -- 1.9.Viewing Your Results -- 1.10.SAS Data Libraries -- 1.11.Viewing Data Sets in the Viewtable Window -- 1.12.Viewing the Properties of Data Sets with SAS Explorer -- 1.13.Using SAS System Options -- ch. 2 Getting Your Data into SAS -- 2.1.Methods for Getting Your Data into SAS -- 2.2.Entering Data with the Viewtable Window -- 2.3.Reading Files with the Import Wizard -- 2.4.Telling SAS Where to Find Your Raw Data -- 2.5.Reading Raw Data Separated by Spaces -- 2.6.Reading Raw Data Arranged in Columns -- 2.7.Reading Raw Data Not in Standard Format -- 2.8.Selected Informats -- 2.9.Mixing Input Styles -- 2.10.Reading Messy Raw Data -- 2.11.Reading Multiple Lines of Raw Data per Observation -- 2.12.Reading Multiple Observations per Line of Raw Data -- 2.13.Reading Part of a Raw Data File -- 2.14.Controlling Input with Options in the INFILE Statement -- 2.15.Reading Delimited Files with the DATA Step -- 2.16.Reading Delimited Files with the IMPORT Procedure -- 2.17.Reading Excel Files with the IMPORT Procedure -- 2.18.Temporary versus Permanent SAS Data Sets -- 2.19.Using Permanent SAS Data Sets with LIBNAME Statements -- 2.20.Using Permanent SAS Data Sets by Direct Referencing -- 2.21.Listing the Contents of a SAS Data Set -- ch. 3 Working with Your Data -- 3.1.Creating and Redefining Variables -- 3.2.Using SAS Functions -- 3.3.Selected SAS Character Functions -- 3.4.Selected SAS Numeric Functions -- 3.5.Using IF-THEN Statements -- 3.6.Grouping Observations with IF-THEN/ELSE Statements -- 3.7.Subsetting Your Data -- 3.8.Working with SAS Dates -- 3.9.Selected Date Informats, Functions, and Formats -- 3.10.Using the RETAIN and Sum Statements -- 3.11.Simplifying Programs with Arrays -- 3.12.Using Shortcuts for Lists of Variable Names -- ch. 4 Sorting, Printing, and Summarizing Your Data -- 4.1.Using SAS Procedures -- 4.2.Subsetting in Procedures with the WHERE Statement -- 4.3.Sorting Your Data with PROC SORT -- 4.4.Changing the Sort Order for Character Data -- 4.5.Printing Your Data with PROC PRINT -- 4.6.Changing the Appearance of Printed Values with Formats -- 4.7.Selected Standard Formats -- 4.8.Creating Your Own Formats Using PROC FORMAT -- 4.9.Writing Simple Custom Reports -- 4.10.Summarizing Your Data Using PROC MEANS -- 4.11.Writing Summary Statistics to a SAS Data Set -- 4.12.Counting Your Data with PROC FREQ -- 4.13.Producing Tabular Reports with PROC TABULATE -- 4.14.Adding Statistics to PROC TABULATE Output -- 4.15.Enhancing the Appearance of PROC TABULATE Output -- 4.16.Changing Headers in PROC TABULATE Output -- 4.17.Specifying Multiple Formats for Data Cells in PROC TABULATE Output -- 4.18.Producing Simple Output with PROC REPORT -- 4.19.Using DEFINE Statements in PROC REPORT -- 4.20.Creating Summary Reports with PROC REPORT -- 4.21.Adding Summary Breaks to PROC REPORT Output -- 4.22.Adding Statistics to PROC REPORT Output -- 4.23.Adding Computed Variables to PROC REPORT Output -- 4.24.Grouping Data in Procedures with User-Defined Formats -- ch. 5 Enhancing Your Output with ODS -- 5.1.Concepts of the Output Delivery System -- 5.2.Tracing and Selecting Procedure Output -- 5.3.Creating SAS Data Sets from Procedure Output -- 5.4.Creating Text Output -- 5.5.Creating HTML Output -- 5.6.Creating RTF Output -- 5.7.Creating PDF Output -- 5.8.Customizing Titles and Footnotes -- 5.9.Customizing PROC PRINT with the STYLE= Option -- 5.10.Customizing PROC REPORT with the STYLE= Option -- 5.11.Customizing PROC TABULATE with the STYLE= Option -- 5.12.Adding Traffic-Lighting to Your Output -- 5.13.Selected Style Attributes -- ch. 6 Modifying and Combining SAS Data Sets -- 6.1.Modifying a Data Set Using the SET Statement -- 6.2.Stacking Data Sets Using the SET Statement -- 6.3.Interleaving Data Sets Using the SET Statement -- 6.4.Combining Data Sets Using a One-to-One Match Merge -- 6.5.Combining Data Sets Using a One-to-Many Match Merge -- 6.6.Merging Summary Statistics with the Original Data -- 6.7.Combining a Grand Total with the Original Data -- 6.8.Updating a Master Data Set with Transactions -- 6.9.Writing Multiple Data Sets Using the OUTPUT Statement -- 6.10.Making Several Observations from One Using the OUTPUT Statement -- 6.11.Using SAS Data Set Options -- 6.12.Tracking and Selecting Observations with the IN= Option -- 6.13.Selecting Observations with the WHERE= Option -- 6.14.Changing Observations to Variables Using PROC TRANSPOSE -- 6.15.Using SAS Automatic Variables -- ch. 7 Writing Flexible Code with the SAS Macro Facility -- 7.1.Macro Concepts -- 7.2.Substituting Text with Macro Variables -- 7.3.Concatenating Macro Variables with Other Text -- 7.4.Creating Modular Code with Macros -- 7.5.Adding Parameters to Macros -- 7.6.Writing Macros with Conditional Logic -- 7.7.Writing Data-Driven Programs with CALL SYMPUT -- 7.8.Debugging Macro Errors -- ch. 8 Visualizing Your Data -- 8.1.Concepts of ODS Graphics -- 8.2.Creating Bar Charts -- 8.3.Creating Histograms and Density Curves -- 8.4.Creating Box Plots -- 8.5.Creating Scatter Plots -- 8.6.Creating Series Plots -- 8.7.Creating Fitted Curves -- 8.8.Controlling Axes and Reference Lines -- 8.9.Controlling Legends and Insets -- 8.10.Customizing Graph Attributes -- 8.11.Creating Paneled Graphs -- 8.12.Specifying Image Properties and Saving Graphics Output -- ch. 9 Using Basic Statistical Procedures -- 9.1.Examining the Distribution of Data with PROC UNIVARIATE -- 9.2.Creating Statistical Graphics with PROC UNIVARIATE -- 9.3.Producing Statistics with PROC MEANS -- 9.4.Testing Means with PROC TTEST -- 9.5.Creating Statistical Graphics with PROC TTEST -- 9.6.Testing Categorical Data with PROC FREQ -- 9.7.Creating Statistical Graphics with PROC FREQ -- 9.8.Examining Correlations with PROC CORR -- 9.9.Creating Statistical Graphics with PROC CORR -- 9.10.Using PROC REG for Simple Regression Analysis -- 9.11.Creating Statistical Graphics with PROC REG -- 9.12.Using PROC ANOVA for One-Way Analysis of Variance -- 9.13.Reading the Output of PROC ANOVA -- ch. 10 Exporting Your Data -- 10.1.Methods for Exporting Your Data -- 10.2.Writing Files Using the Export Wizard -- 10.3.Writing Delimited Files with the EXPORT Procedure -- 10.4.Writing Microsoft Excel Files with the EXPORT Procedure -- 10.5.Writing Raw Data Files with the DATA Step -- 10.6.Writing Delimited and HTML Files Using ODS -- ch. 11 Debugging Your SAS Programs -- 11.1.Writing SAS Programs That Work -- 11.2.Fixing Programs That Don't Work -- 11.3.Searching for the Missing Semicolon -- 11.4.Note: INPUT Statement Reached Past the End of a Line -- 11.5.Note: Lost Card -- 11.6.Note: Invalid Data -- 11.7.Note: Missing Values Were Generated -- 11.8.Note: Numeric Values Have Been Converted to Character (or Vice Versa) -- 11.9.DATA Step Produces Wrong Results but No Error Message -- 11.10.Error: Invalid Option, Error: The Option Is Not Recognized, or Error: Statement Is Not Valid -- 11.11.Note: Variable Is Uninitialized or Error: Variable Not Found -- 11.12.SAS Truncates a Character Variable -- 11.13.SAS Stops in the Middle of a Program -- 11.14.SAS Runs Out of Memory or Disk Space.
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QA276.4 .D45 2012 – Available