Sharpening Your SAS Skills

TRAMA

Sharpening Your SAS Skills is an intermediate text on SAS programming and data management intended for those with some knowledge of the SAS language. It covers the most common tools used by SAS programmers and data analysts in their daily work. Designed as a quick-reference and practitioner's guide, this book will be particularly useful for those preparing for the SAS Base Programming exam. The book includes question and answers at the end of each section to reinforce the reader's knowledge of the topic and tables in each chapter that summarize the syntax and expected data. A companion Web site contains examples, extra exercises, the list and log SAS files, and the pdf/html output files.

NOTE EDITORE

Learn how to read, understand, and write better SAS programs¨ Understand the key differences between similar SAS syntax and programming approaches¨ Save time in writing SAS code with organized summaries of important facts¨ Improve your trouble-shooting skills in common programming and data related problems¨ Reinforce your SAS knowledge with more than 150 technically challenging questionsIdeal for intermediate to advanced SAS users, Sharpening Your SAS® Skills shows how to write and diagnose the most common programming tasks in data access, data management, and data analysis. This book organizes, prioritizes, and compares key facts about SAS for easy usage and reference. It includes SAS version 9.1 features and examples for improving data quality with integrity constraints, generation data sets, and audit trials. Each example will help you better understand the SAS syntax by showing the results expected from the input data and potential errors, notes, or warning messages the program may generate if written incorrectly.

SOMMARIO

Data Access. Data Management. Reporting. Handling Errors.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781584885016
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 0.90 lb
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 30 b/w images and 22 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 296