This 3 day workshop uses the ‘HANDS-ON’ approach to teach application programmers or users the basics of how to use the SAS programming language.DURATION:Three (3) Days.

Application Programmers, Analysts interested in gaining an understanding of basic SAS and users with a desire to code their own ad-hoc reports.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Understand basic SAS elements
• Understand and use SAS datasets
• Run SAS programs
• Use SAS data manipulation functions
• Use SAS procedures such as APPEND, COMPARE, CONTENTS, FORMAT, FREQ, MEANS, PRINT, RANK, SORT, SUMMARY and TABULATE
• Use SAS to create customized reports
• Understand some Advanced topics such as creating Permanent SAS Datasets and Sequential files

• SAS Basics
• Defining Data
• The DATA STEP
• Using SAS Datasets
• Creating Variables
• Reshaping and Elimination of Data
• PROC CONTENTS
• PROC SORT
• PROC PRINT
• PROC FORMAT
• PROC MEANS and FREQ
• OUTPUT and MERGE Options
• SAS FUNCTIONSX
• Permanent SAS Datasets
• Creating Sequential Datasets or Customized Reports
• PROC SUMMARY and TABULATE
• PROC RANK
• PROC APPEND and COMPARE