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SAS Course Syllabus

Getting Started Using SAS Software
  The SAS Language 
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SAS Data Sets
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The Two Parts of a SAS Program
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The DATA Step’s Built-in Loop
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Choosing a Mode for Submitting SAS Programs
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Windows and Commands in the SAS Windowing Environment
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Submitting a Program in the SAS Windowing Environment
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Reading the SAS Log
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Viewing Your Results in the Output Window
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Creating HTML Output
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SAS Data Libraries
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Viewing Data Sets with SAS Explorer
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Using SAS System Options

Getting Your Data into SAS

  Methods for Getting Your Data into SAS 
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Entering Data with the View table Window
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Reading Files with the Import Wizard
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Telling SAS Where to Find Your Raw Data
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Reading Raw Data Separated by Spaces
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Reading Raw Data Arranged in Columns
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Reading Raw Data Not in Standard Format
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Selected Informats
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Mixing Input Styles
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Reading Messy Raw Data
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Reading Multiple Lines of Raw Data per Observation
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Reading Multiple Observations per Line of Raw Data
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Reading Part of a Raw Data File
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Controlling Input with Options in the INFILE Statement
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Reading Delimited Files with the DATA Step
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Reading Delimited Files with the IMPORT Procedure
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Reading PC Files with the IMPORT Procedure
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Reading PC Files with DDE
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Temporary versus Permanent SAS Data Sets
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Using Permanent SAS Data Sets with LIBNAME Statements
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Using Permanent SAS Data Sets by Direct Referencing
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Listing the Contents of a SAS Data Set

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Working with Your Data
  Creating and Redefining Variables 
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Using SAS Functions
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Selected SAS Functions
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Using IF-THEN Statements
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Grouping Observations with IF-THEN/ELSE Statements
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Subsetting Your Data
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Working with SAS Dates
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Selected Date Informats, Functions, and Formats
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Using the RETAIN and Sum Statements
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Simplifying Programs with Arrays
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Using Shortcuts for Lists of Variable Names

Sorting, Printing and Summarizing your Data

  Using SAS Procedures 
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Subsetting in Procedures with the WHERE Statement
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Sorting Your Data with PROC SORT
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Printing Your Data with PROC PRINT
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Changing the Appearance of Printed Values with Formats
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Selected Standard Formats
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Creating Your Own Formats Using PROC FORMAT
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Writing Simple Custom Reports
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Summarizing Your Data Using PROC MEANS
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Writing Summary Statistics to a SAS Data Set
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Counting Your Data with PROC FREQ
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Producing Tabular Reports with PROC TABULATE
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Adding Statistics to PROC TABULATE Output
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Enhancing the Appearance of PROC TABULATE Output
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Changing Headers in PROC TABULATE Output
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Specifying Multiple Formats for Data Cells in PROC TABULATE Output
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Producing Simple Output with PROC REPORT
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Using DEFINE Statements in PROC REPORT
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Creating Summary Reports with PROC REPORT
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Adding Summary Breaks to PROC REPORT Output
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Adding Statistics to PROC REPORT Output

Enhancing your Output with ODS

  Concepts of the Output Delivery System 
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Tracing and Selecting Procedure Output
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Creating SAS Data Sets from Procedure Output
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Using ODS Statements to Create HTML Output
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Using ODS Statements to Create RTF Output
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Using ODS Statements to Create PRINTER Output
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Customizing Titles and Footnotes
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  Customizing PROC PRINT Output with the STYLE= Option 
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Customizing PROC REPORT Output with the STYLE= Option
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Customizing PROC TABULATE Output with the STYLE= Option
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Adding Traffic-Lighting to Your Output
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Selected Style Attributes

Modifying and Combining SAS Data Sets

  Modifying a Data Set Using the SET Statement 
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Stacking Data Sets Using the SET Statement
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Interleaving Data Sets Using the SET Statement
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Combining Data Sets Using a One-to-One Match Merge
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Combining Data Sets Using a One-to-Many Match Merge
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Merging Summary Statistics with the Original Data
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Combining a Grand Total with the Original Data
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Updating a Master Data Set with Transactions
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Using SAS Data Set Options
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Tracking and Selecting Observations with the IN= Option
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Writing Multiple Data Sets Using the OUTPUT Statement
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Making Several Observations from One Using the OUTPUT Statement
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Changing Observations to Variables Using PROC TRANSPOSE
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Using SAS Automatic Variables

Writing Flexible Code with the SAS Macro Facility

  Macro Concepts 
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Substituting Text with Macro Variables
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Creating Modular Code with Macros
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Adding Parameters to Macros
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Writing Macros with Conditional Logic
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Writing Data-Driven Programs with CALL SYMPUT
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Debugging Macro Errors

Using Basic Statistical Procedures

  Examining the Distribution of Data with PROC UNIVARIATE 
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Producing Statistics with PROC MEANS
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Testing Categorical Data with PROC FREQ
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Examining Correlations with PROC CORR
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Using PROC REG for Simple Regression Analysis
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Reading the Output of PROC REG
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Using PROC ANOVA for One-Way Analysis of Variance
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Reading the Output of PROC ANOVA
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Graphical Interfaces for Statistical Analysis

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Exporting Your Data
  Methods for Exporting Your Data 
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Writing Files Using the Export Wizard
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Writing Delimited Files with the EXPORT Procedure
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Writing PC Files with the EXPORT Procedure
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Writing Raw Data Files with the DATA Step
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Writing Delimited and HTML Files using ODS
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Sharing SAS Data Sets with Other Types of Computers

Debugging Your SAS Programs

  Writing SAS Programs That Work 
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Fixing Programs That Don’t Work
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Searching for the Missing Semicolon
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Note: INPUT Statement Reached Past the End of the Line
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Note: Lost Card
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Note: Invalid Data
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Note: Missing Values Were Generated
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Note: Numeric Values Have Been Converted to Character (or Vice Versa)
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DATA Step Produces Wrong Results but No Error Message
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The DATA Step Debugger
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Error: Invalid Option, Error: The Option Is Not Recognized
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Note: Variable Is Uninitialized or Error: Variable Not Found
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SAS Truncates a Character Variable
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SAS Stops in the Middle of a Job
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SAS Runs Out of Memory or Disk Space

SAS Business Intelligence

  Reporting techniques and roles 
  Creating Info Maps
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  Building a SAS BI Dashboard Application
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  Building Stored Processes (Enterprise Guide)
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  Consolidating information into a Business Reporting Application
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  Web Report Studio
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  Business Report Application
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  Multidimensional Data Sources (OLAP Cube Studio)
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  SAS Visual BI
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Examining the Environment Metadata

Real Industrial Projects Reviews

  Pharmaceutical / Healthcare / Clinical Industry 
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Financial Industry
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 Information Technology Industry
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