chapter twelve

wrangling your data

SAS has always been known for its ease of data preparation. Starting with the DATA step, gathering and altering your data has been a simple process. With the SAS Visual Data Builder 8.1, SAS has taken those principles and given them a fresh interface with some updated techniques.

In SAS Visual Data Builder 7.3, the interface and query building were focused around how the programming language, SQL, works. That made it easy for anyone with an SQL background to understand. But the whole SAS Visual Analytics application is also meant for non-technical users. So with the new development, SAS switched gears and focused on ease of use as priority number one.

In this section of the chapter, we are going to explore SAS ...

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