SAS 8 Online Training Course
Course Topics: 9
Estimated Time Needed: 38 hour(s)
Audience: This training course is for end users, programmers and business professionals who are new to SAS.
Course Description: This online course introduces users to the SAS 8 system, the basic data concepts and the structure of the SAS programming language. It discusses the basic statements used when coding SAS programs, using the SAS log to troubleshoot coding errors, and the different modes for executing SAS. The online course also covers optional statements used to modify data, and statements and options available to program features in the DATA step. Creating specialized output and basic statistical procedures are also covered. Additional topics examined include using Display Manager to run SAS jobs interactively, SAS data libraries, using SQL in SAS, and combining and updating SAS data sets.
Course Tutorials Include:
SAS 8: 1 Introduction
Description
This course provides a preview of the SAS System and describes some of its software features and components. It also covers basic data concepts and the structure of the SAS programming language.
Objectives
- Describe the SAS System
- Examine data to be used with SAS
- Define terms related to SAS
- Describe the structure and language of SAS
SAS 8: 2 Using SAS
Description
This course discusses the basic statements used when coding SAS programs and explains how to use the SAS log to troubleshoot coding errors. It also presents the different modes for executing SAS.
Objectives
- Code basic DATA and PROC steps in a SAS program
- Interpret a basic SAS log
- Select a mode for executing SAS
- Use Display Manager mode to write and submit a SAS program
- Save and access SAS programs in Display Manager
SAS 8: 3 Data Manipulation
Description
This course covers optional SAS statements used to modify data so that more complex data analysis tasks can be performed.
Objectives
- Select variables for the output data set
- Use an assignment statement to create variables
- Code SAS expressions
- Work with dates
- Process selected observations
- Create subsets of observations
- Troubleshoot problems using SAS logs
SAS 8: 4 DATA Step Programming
Description
This course describes statements and options available to program various features in the DATA step.
Objectives
- Sort a data set and establish sorted variable groups
- Use a previously created SAS data set
- Use observations in calculations
- Create total variables
- Use DO groups to control processing
- Produce reports using the DATA step
- Analyze SAS logs with problems
SAS 8: 5 Results
Description
This course describes SAS procedures used to create more informative and specialized output as well as some basic statistical procedures.
Objectives
- Use printing procedures to tailor reports
- Employ plotting and charting procedures to graphically represent SAS data sets
- Use SAS procedures to perform statistical analysis
- Use PROC REPORT to prepare reports that combine both summary and detail data
- Analyze SAS logs with problems
SAS 8: 6 Display Manager System
Description
This course explains how to use Display Manager, a full-screen facility that allows you to create and run SAS jobs interactively.
Objectives
- Describe the features and components of Display Manager
- Manipulate the window environment with commands and function keys
- Enter, edit and submit a SAS program
- Save and retrieve programs
- View and manipulate program output
- Use SAS Text Editor and Display Manager commands to modify text
- Manage SAS files using Display Manager windows
SAS 8: 7 Data Libraries
Description
This course explains the model that SAS uses to store and access data in SAS files. It shows how to use SAS procedures and Display Manager windows to manage SAS data libraries and their members.
Objectives
- Describe the model SAS uses to organize, reference and store SAS files
- Explain the SAS data set model and the use of indexes and passwords
- Use SAS procedures and Display Manager windows to manage and modify SAS data library files
- Use SAS procedures and Display Manager windows to copy, move and delete SAS data library members
SAS 8: 8 Inputting Data and PROC SQL
Description
This course describes ways to create and manipulate SAS data sets, including an introduction to using the SQL procedure in SAS.
Objectives
- Describe various input styles used with the INPUT statement
- Use the INPUT and INFILE statements to handle external files
- Explain the basics of using SQL with SAS
- Use PROC SQL to query data sets and generate reports
SAS 8: 9 Combining and Updating Data Sets
Description
This course presents various methods for combining and updating existing SAS data sets.
Objectives
- Create new data sets through concatenating, interleaving or merging observations
- Update a master data set with values from a transaction data set
- Manipulate a SAS data set in place
- Read a data set twice
- Determine the source of an observation
- Combine portions of data sets
- Read only certain observations
- Access observations nonsequentially
Features
- Simulations teach learners to perform specific tasks in applications through guided, multi-step exercises.
- Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
- Supplied sample files include sample documents, application files, programs, and programming code that enable learners to practice with these files, enhancing the learning experience.
- A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
- Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
- Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
- Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
- A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
- A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
- Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.