SAS Programming 1: Essentials

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Course Overview

This course is for users who want to learn how to write SAS programs. It is the entry point to learning SAS programming and 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.

This course can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s): SAS Base Programming for SAS 9, SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9.

Learn how to

navigate the SAS Studio programming environment
navigate the SAS Enterprise Guide programming environment
navigate the SAS windowing environment
read various types of data into SAS data sets
create SAS variables and subset data
combine SAS data sets
create and enhance listing and summary reports

Who should attend
Anyone starting to write SAS programs.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have experience using computer software. Specifically, you should be able to

understand file structures and system commands on your operating systems
access data files on your operating systems.

No prior SAS experience is needed. If you do not feel comfortable with the prerequisites or are new to programming and think that the pace of this course might be too demanding, you can take the SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts course before attending this course. SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts is designed to introduce you to computer programming and presents a portion of the SAS Programming 1: Essentials material at a slower pace.

This course addresses Base SAS software. This course also addresses SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files. This course is appropriate for students who are using SAS 9 software.

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Pricing

SAS Programming I: $1,650

SAS Programming II: $1,950

SAS Programming I & II: $3,240

Course Outline

Note: This course will last all day for the length of the course. Most classes will start at 9:00AM and end at 5:00PM.

Introduction

overview of SAS Foundation
course logistics
course data files

SAS Programs

introduction to SAS programs
submitting a SAS program
SAS program syntax

Accessing Data

examining SAS data sets
accessing SAS libraries

Producing Detail Reports

subsetting report data
sorting and grouping report data
enhancing reports

Formatting Data Values

using SAS formats
creating user-defined formats

Reading SAS Data Sets

reading a SAS data set
customizing a SAS data set

Reading Spreadsheet and Database Data

reading spreadsheet data
reading database data

Reading Raw Data Files

introduction to reading raw data files
reading standard delimited data
reading nonstandard delimited data
handling missing data

Manipulating Data

using SAS functions
conditional processing

Combining Data Sets

concatenating data sets
merging data sets one-to-one
merging data sets one-to-many
merging data sets with nonmatches

Creating Summary Reports

using the FREQ procedure
using the MEANS and UNIVARIATE procedures
using the Output Delivery System

Learning More

SAS resources
next steps

Course Logistics

Location: FedEx Institute of Technology, 365 Fogelman Drive
Duration: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

We ask that attendees bring their own device in order to follow along with the class presentations. The temperature in our training room tends to be cooler, we advise you to bring a light jacket or sweater. Parking passes are provided for the garage across to the FedEx Institute of Technology (located on Fogelman Drive).

If you have any additional questions please let us know at fedex@memphis.edu.