SAS Programming 1: Essentials
Training Objectives
This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs to access, explore,
prepare, and analyze data. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming for data science,
machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It 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.
Learn how to
Use SAS Studio and SAS Enterprise Guide to write and submit SAS programs.
Access SAS, Microsoft Excel, and text data.
Explore and validate data.
Prepare data by sub setting rows and computing new columns.
Analyze and report on data.
Export data and results to Excel, PDF, and other formats.
Use SQL in SAS to query and join tables.
Who should attend
Anyone starting to write SAS programs
Pre requisite
Before attending this course, you should have experience using computer software. Specifically,
you should:
Understand file structures and system commands on your operating systems.
Be able to access data files on your operating systems.
No prior SAS experience is needed.
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This course addresses Base SAS software.
This course also addresses SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files.
Training Outline
Essentials
The SAS programming process.
Using SAS programming tools.
Understanding SAS syntax.
Accessing Data
Understanding SAS data.
Accessing data through libraries.
Importing data into SAS.
Exploring and Validating Data
Exploring data.
Filtering rows.
Formatting columns.
Sorting data and removing duplicates.
Preparing Data
Reading and filtering data.
Computing new columns.
Conditional processing.
Analyzing and Reporting on Data
Enhancing reports with titles, footnotes, and labels.
Creating frequency reports.
Creating summary statistics reports.
Exporting Results
Exporting data.
Exporting reports.
Using SQL in SAS
Using Structured Query Language in SAS.
Joining tables using SQL in SAS.
I World Technology Sdn Bhd ( 776839-H )
Kuala Lumpur : C-0-5 Block C , Megan Avenue II, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng , 50450 , Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-27100038 Fax: 03-27100068
Website : www.i-world-technology.com