Book description
Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 exam with the official guide by the SAS Global Certification Program.
New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 exam will find this guide to be a valuable resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Now in its fifth edition, the guide has been extensively updated and revised to streamline explanations.
Major topics include importing data, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors. The chapter quizzes have been thoroughly updated and full solutions are included at the back of the book. In addition, links are provided to the exam objectives, practice exams, and other helpful resources, such as the updated Base SAS glossary and an expanded collection of practice data sets.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Accessibility Features of the SAS Certification Prep Guide
- How to Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 Exam
- Chapter 1: Setting Up Practice Data
- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts
- Chapter 3: Accessing Your Data
- Chapter 4: Creating SAS Data Sets
- Chapter 5: Identifying and Correcting SAS Language Errors
- Chapter 6: Creating Reports
- Chapter 7: Understanding DATA Step Processing
- Chapter 8: BY-Group Processing
- Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Variables
- Chapter 10: Combining SAS Data Sets
- Chapter 11: Processing Data with DO Loops
- Chapter 12: SAS Formats and Informats
- Chapter 13: SAS Date, Time, and Datetime Values
- Chapter 14: Using Functions to Manipulate Data
- Chapter 15: Producing Descriptive Statistics
- Chapter 16: Creating Output
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Appendix 1: Quiz Answer Keys
- Chapter 2: Basic Concepts
- Chapter 3: Accessing Your Data
- Chapter 4: Creating SAS Data Sets
- Chapter 5: Identifying and Correcting SAS Language Errors
- Chapter 6: Creating Reports
- Chapter 7: Understanding DATA Step Processing
- Chapter 8: BY-Group Processing
- Chapter 9: Creating and Managing Variables
- Chapter 10: Combining SAS Data Sets
- Chapter 11: Processing Data with DO Loops
- Chapter 12: SAS Formats and Informats
- Chapter 13: SAS Date, Time, and Datetime Values
- Chapter 14: Using Functions to Manipulate Data
- Chapter 15: Producing Descriptive Statistics
- Chapter 16: Creating Output
- Index
- Additional Resources
Product information
- Title: SAS Certification Prep Guide, 5th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2018
- Publisher(s): SAS Institute
- ISBN: 9781635269918
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