Learning SAS by Example

Contents

List of Programs

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part 1    Getting Started

Chapter 1    What Is SAS?

1.1    Introduction

1.2    Getting Data into SAS

1.3    A Sample SAS Program

1.4    SAS Names

1.5    SAS Data Sets and SAS Data Types

1.6    The SAS Display Manager and SAS Enterprise Guide

1.7    Problems

Chapter 2    Writing Your First SAS Program

2.1    A Simple Program to Read Raw Data and Produce a Report

2.2    Enhancing the Program

2.3    More on Comment Statements

2.4    How SAS Works (a Look Inside the “Black Box”)

2.5    Problems

Part 2    DATA Step Processing

Chapter 3    Reading Raw Data from External Files

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Reading Data Values Separated by Blanks

3.3    Specifying Missing Values with List Input

3.4    Reading ...