Data manipulation
– in other words, changing data or creating new data –
is one of the most important tasks in practical business statistics.
After capturing data, it is rarely the case that the initial sheet
or database query is completely perfect for analysis. Often, changes
need to be made, for various reasons such as:
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Imperfections in the original data
that need to be fixed
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The need to combine multiple datasets
While you can manipulate data in more basic spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel, you can also do so in SAS, and far more simply, flexibly and reliably. This book cannot cover much of the SAS data manipulation ...