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.

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 CONTENTS, FORMAT, FREQ, MEANS, PRINT, SORT AND CHART
• 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 Data
• Procedures
• PROC CONTENTS
• PROC SORT
• PROC PRINT
• PROC FORMAT
• PROC MEANS
• PROC FREQ
• PROC CHART