MS SYSTEMS TECHNICAL TRAINING INTRODUCTION TO SAS WORKSHOP
SAS Training Overview
This three day workshop uses the 'HANDS-ON' approach to teach application programmers or users the basics of how to use the SAS programming language.
SAS Training Audience
- Application Programmers
- Analysts interested in gaining an understanding of basic SAS
- Users with a desire to code their own ad-hoc reports
SAS Training Course duration
3 Days
SAS Training Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, the participant will be able to:
- Understand basic SAS elements
- Understand and use SAS datasets
- Run SAS programs
- Use SAS data manipulation functions
- Use SAS procedures such as CONTENTS, FORMAT, FREQ, MEANS, PRINT, SORT, and CHART
- Use SAS to create customized reports
- Understand some Advanced Topics such as creating Permanent SAS
Datasets and Sequential files
SAS Training Course outline
- SAS Basics
- Defining Data
- The DATA STEP
- Using SAS datasets
- Creating Variables
- Reshaping Data
- Procedures
- PROC CONTENTS
- PROC SORT
- PROC PRINT
- PROC FORMAT
- PROC MEANS
- PROC FREQ
- PROC CHART
- More DATA STEP options (Optional)
- Permanent SAS Datasets (Optional)
- Creating Sequential Datasets (Optional)
- Customized Reports (Optional)
