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SAS Programming 1: Essentials
This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs.
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Prerequisite
Training Features
Course Curriculum
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Certificate
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This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming and is a prerequisite to many other SAS courses. If you do not plan to write SAS programs and you prefer a point-and-click interface, you should attend the SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting course.
About Program
This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming and is a prerequisite to many other SAS courses. If you do not plan to write SAS programs and you prefer a point-and-click interface, you should attend the SAS Enterprise Guide 1: Querying and Reporting course.
This course can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s): SAS Base Programming for SAS 9, SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9.
Format of Training
Taught by certified instructors at high-tech facilities across the country
- A SAS expert at your side.
- Focused learning away from the office
- Networking opportunities
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Electronic course notes downloadable to your device and permission to print
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Prerequisite
Before attending this course, you should have experience using computer software. Specifically, you should be able to
- understand file structures and system commands on your operating systems
- access data files on your operating systems.
No prior SAS experience is needed. If you do not feel comfortable with the prerequisites or are new to programming and think that the pace of this course might be too demanding, you can take the SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts course before attending this course. SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts is designed to introduce you to computer programming and presents a portion of the SAS Programming 1: Essentials material at a slower pace.
This course addresses Base SAS software.
This course also addresses SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files. This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.
Training Features
- navigate the SAS Studio programming environment
- navigate the SAS Enterprise Guide programming environment
- navigate the SAS windowing environment
- read various types of data into SAS data sets
- create SAS variables and subset data
- combine SAS data sets
- create and enhance listing and summary reports
- validate SAS data sets.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
- overview of SAS Foundation
- course logistics
- course data files
SAS Programs
- introduction to SAS programs
- submitting a SAS program
- working with SAS program syntax
Accessing Data
- examining SAS data sets
- accessing SAS libraries
Producing Detail Reports
- submitting report data
- sorting and grouping report data
- enhancing reports
Formatting Data Values
- using SAS formats
- creating user-defined formats
Reading SAS Data Sets
- reading a SAS data set
- customizing a SAS data set
Reading Spreadsheet and Database Data
- reading spreadsheet data
- reading database data
Reading Raw Data Files
- introduction to reading raw data files
- reading standard delimited data
- reading nonstandard delimited data
- handling missing data
Manipulating Data
- using SAS functions
- conditional processing
Combining SAS Data Sets
- concatenating data sets
- merging data sets one-to-one
- merging data sets one-to-many
- merging data sets with nonmatches
Creating Summary Reports
- using the FREQ procedure
- using the MEANS and UNIVARIATE procedures
- using the Output Delivery System
Learning More
- SAS resources
- next steps
Project
- using SAS formats
- creating user-defined formats
Certificate
FAQs
Each exam challenges candidates to apply specific knowledge they have acquired through SAS software training and/or job experience. Computer-based in format, SAS Global Certification exams comprise multiple-choice and/or short-answer questions, depending on the exam. Exams are generally scheduled through Pearson VUE but are also held at various locations around the world on a pre-scheduled basis. Candidates are allotted varying time limits to complete the exam, depending on which exam is taken. Specific exam content and passing criteria are located within each exam. To encourage your feedback, SAS Global Certification exams include a feature that allows candidates to comment on specific test questions. Your opinions are important to us and are a critical component in test development. Additionally, SAS Global Certification requires candidates to accept the terms of the SAS Institute Inc. Certification Program CandidatCancele Agreement before taking a certification exam.
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