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SAS Programming II Data Manipulation Techniques

This document outlines the course contents for a SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques course. The course covers topics such as controlling input and output, summarizing data, reading raw data files, data transformations, debugging techniques, processing data iteratively, restructuring data sets, combining SAS data sets, other SAS languages, and learning additional resources.

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SAS Programming II Data Manipulation Techniques

This document outlines the course contents for a SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques course. The course covers topics such as controlling input and output, summarizing data, reading raw data files, data transformations, debugging techniques, processing data iteratively, restructuring data sets, combining SAS data sets, other SAS languages, and learning additional resources.

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SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques

Course Contents
Introduction

course logistics
course overview
SAS syntax review
navigating the SAS windowing environment (self-study)

Controlling Input and Output

outputting multiple observations


writing to multiple SAS data sets
selecting variables and observations

Summarizing Data

creating an accumulating total variable


accumulating totals for a group of data

Reading Raw Data Files

reading raw data files with formatted input


controlling when a record loads
additional techniques for list input (self-study)

Data Transformations

manipulating character values


manipulating numeric values
converting variable type

Debugging Techniques

using the PUTLOG statement


using the DEBUG option

Processing Data Iteratively

DO-loop processing
SAS array processing
using SAS arrays
Restructuring a Data Set

rotating with the DATA step


using the TRANSPOSE procedure

Combining SAS Data Sets

using data manipulation techniques with match-merging

Other SAS Languages

an overview of other languages


using the SQL procedure
the SAS macro language

Learning More

SAS resources
beyond this course

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