SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9

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Author: SAS (technical reference)

Publisher: SAS Institute

Spend weeks studying the base concepts of SAS programming in the business environment with this official study guide. The book is targeted especially at readers who have extensive computing experience and want to develop a mastery of SAS. It includes review questions in each chapter. After you master the material in this book, you are ready for the first SAS Certified Professional exam!

Editions

1 Paperback and CD-ROM (2004)

2 Paperback and CD-ROM (2007)

3 Paperback (2011)

3 Paperback

Year: 2011

ISBN: 978-1-60764-924-3

Pages: 1040

Publisher’s list price: 149.00

2 Paperback and CD-ROM

Year: 2007

ISBN: 978-1-59047-922-3

Pages: 837

Publisher’s list price: 129.00

1. Basic Concepts
2. Referencing Files and Setting Options
3. Editing and Debugging SAS Programs
4. Creating List Reports
5. Creating SAS Data Sets from Raw Data
6. Understanding DATA Step Processing
7. Creating and Applying User-Defined Formats
8. Creating Enhanced List and Summary Reports
9. Producing Descriptive Statistics
10. Producing HTML Output
11. Creating and Managing Variables
12. Reading SAS Data Sets
13. Combining SAS Data Sets
14. Transforming Data with SAS Functions
15. Generating Data with DO Loops
16. Processing Variables with Arrays
17. Reading Raw Data in Fixed Fields
18. Reading Free-Format Data
19. Reading Date and Time Values
20. Creating A Single Observation from Multiple Records
21. Creating Multiple Observations from a Single Record
22. Reading Hierarchical Files
Quiz Answer Keys
Glossary
Index

Paperback and CD-ROM (2004)

Title: SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming

Year: 2004

ISBN: 1-59047-335-3

Pages: 836

Publisher’s list price: 119.00

1. Basic Concepts
2. Referencing Files and Setting Options
3. Editing and Debugging SAS Programs
4. Creating List Reports
5. Creating SAS Data Sets from Raw Data
6. Understanding DATA Step Processing
7. Creating and Applying User-Defined Formats
8. Creating Enhanced List and Summary Reports
9. Producing Descriptive Statistics
10. Producing HTML Output
11. Creating and Managing Variables
12. Reading SAS Data Sets
13. Combining SAS Data Sets
14. Transforming Data with SAS Functions
15. Generating Data with DO Loops
16. Processing Variables with Arrays
17. Reading Raw Data in Fixed Fields
18. Reading Free-Format Data
19. Reading Date and Time Values
20. Creating A Single Observation from Multiple Records
21. Creating Multiple Observations from a Single Record
22. Reading Hierarchical Files
Glossary

From the back cover

Prepare for the SAS Base Programming exam with the only guide by the SAS Certified Professional Program.

Increase your credibility as a technical professional, expand your knowledge of SAS software, and increase your career options and marketability by becoming a globally recognized SAS Certified Professional. Designed for new and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming certification exam, this comprehensive guide covers all of the objectives tested on the exam and more. Major topics include basic concepts, producing reports, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and reading various types of raw data. Each chapter includes a quiz on the chapter’s contents. Answer keys are included.

System requirements: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows NT, or Windows 2000; SAS 8, SAS 9, or SAS Learning Edition.