Chapter 1
Touring the Wonderful World of SAS
In This Chapter
Finding something for everyone in SAS
Fixing your data problems
Having data your way
Going above and beyond other software with analytics
Sharing your SAS work with everyone
Ensuring that even IT is happy with the SAS environment
Examining a few real-world examples
One of the questions newcomers ask most frequently about SAS is “What does the name mean?” After all, those capital letters usually indicate an acronym, right? Today, SAS just refers to the name of a company. If you’ve been around the world of data analysis for a while, however, you may also be familiar with the old meaning of the abbreviation, Statistical Analysis System.
SAS software was initially developed by a bunch of really smart and inquisitive people at ...
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