Fundamentals of Programming in SAS

Chapter 2: Foundations for Analyzing Data and Reading Data from Other Sources

2.1 Learning Objectives

2.2 Case Study Activity

2.3 Getting Started with Data Exploration in SAS

2.3.1 Assigning Labels and Using SAS Formats

2.3.2 PROC SORT and BY-Group Processing

2.4 Using the MEANS Procedure for Quantitative Summaries

2.4.1 Choosing Analysis Variables and Statistics in PROC MEANS

2.4.2 Using the CLASS Statement in PROC MEANS

2.5 User-Defined Formats

2.5.1 The FORMAT Procedure

2.5.2 Permanent Storage and Inspection of Defined Formats

2.6 Subsetting with the WHERE Statement

2.7 Using the FREQ Procedure for Categorical Summaries

2.7.1 Choosing Analysis Variables in PROC FREQ

2.7.2 Multi-Way Tables in PROC FREQ

2.8 Reading Raw Data

2.8.1 Introduction ...