Hands-On SAS For Data Analysis

SAS is one of the leading enterprise tools in the world today when it comes to data management and analysis. It enables the fast and easy processing of data and helps you gain valuable business insights for effective decision-making. This book will serve as a comprehensive guide that will prepare you for the SAS certification exam.

After a quick overview of the SAS architecture and components, the book will take you through the different approaches to importing and reading data from different sources using SAS. You will then cover SAS Base and 4GL, understanding data management and analysis, along with exploring SAS functions for data manipulation and transformation. Next, you'll discover SQL procedures and get up to speed on creating and validating queries. In the concluding chapters, you'll learn all about data visualization, right from creating bar charts and sample geographic maps through to assigning patterns and formats. In addition to this, the book will focus on macro programming and its advanced aspects.

By the end of this book, you will be well versed in SAS programming and have the skills you need to easily handle and manage your data-related problems in SAS.

Type
ebook
Category
Data
publication date
2019-09-27
what you will learn

Explore a variety of SAS modules and packages for efficient data analysis
Use SAS 4GL functions to manipulate, merge, sort, and transform data
Gain useful insights into advanced PROC SQL options in SAS to interact with data
Get to grips with SAS Macro and define your own macros to share data
Discover the different graphical libraries to shape and visualize data with
Apply the SAS Output Delivery System to prepare detailed reports

no of pages
346
duration
692
key features
Build enterprise-class data solutions using SAS and become well-versed in SAS programming * Work with different data structures, and run SQL queries to manipulate your data * Explore essential concepts and techniques with practical examples to confidently pass the SAS certification exam
approach
A practical guide filled with easy to replicate examples, and coding tips and tricks. With this book, you will become a thorough expert in SAS programming and will be able to handle and manage your data-related problems in SAS with ease.
audience
Budding or experienced data professionals who want to get started with SAS will benefit from this book. Those looking to prepare for the SAS certification exam will also find this book to be a useful resource. Some understanding of basic data management concepts will help you get the most out of this book.
meta description
Leverage the full potential of SAS to get unique, actionable insights from your data
short description
SAS is one of the leading enterprise tools in the world today when it comes to data management and analysis. It allows for faster, easier processing of data and empowers you to get valuable business insights for effective decision-making. This book will serve as a comprehensive guide you can refer to while preparing for your SAS certification exam.
subtitle
A practical guide to performing effective queries, data visualization, and reporting techniques
keywords
SAS programming, Base SAS, SAS Macro, PROC SQL, SAS SQL, SAS Installation, Data management, Data Analysis
Product ISBN
9781788839822