This course is designed for students who have some experience with SAS and want a
more in-depth understanding of the product.
Duration
3 days
Prerequisites
A knowledge of the fundamentals of SAS is required. A course such as “Introduction to SAS” or equivalent experience is needed.
Abstract
This course will cover the major facilities of the programming aspects of SAS using a
lecture/workshop format. Emphasis will be on the DATA step, with a brief look at
several SAS PROCs.
Objectives
Understand SAS data structures and attributes in detail
Understand how SAS processes your jobs from compilation through execution
Understand and alter SAS system global options
Alter SAS attributes as needed for correctness and efficiency
Use SAS code for looping, branching, and logic
Learn to read difficult and complex raw data files
Use SAS functions for data handling and manipulation
Read and write various date formats and perform date arithmetic
Learn possible uses and problems with the SAS array processor
Address storage of compiled DATA step source code
Utilize WHERE statements to maximize coding efficiency
Draw random samples, subset data, and use testing techniques
Learn to merge, concatenate, subset, and interleave data
Understand SAS VIEWS and PROC SQL
Understand the basics of the SAS macro facility
Develop strategies for writing good SAS programs
Address efficiency concerns with SAS
Know how and when COMPRESSion and INDEXing should be used on a dataset
