Take a deep breath and prepare to be challenged. This brainteasing book is designed for you to assess your programming savvy through short, fun, and puzzling SAS programming problems. No hardware required! Test your knowledge of arrays; DATA step flow; DO loops; FREQ, MEANS, and SUMMARY procedures; MERGE, OUTPUT, RETAIN, SET, SUM, and WHERE statements; merging data sets; and reading raw data. The pace is yours; every few pages introduce a new problem and solution. To add excitement to the more advanced problems, the author has included the suggested time to beat. Good luck and have fun!
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Robert Virgile
Robert Virgile, an independent SAS trainer and computer consultant,
has 15 years expertise with base SAS programming, along with
extensive graphics and SAS/FSP product experience. Virgile draws
on his experience in working with clients from various industry
sectors on projects involving system design, reporting, and data
management, along with developing and teaching classes. Virgile
pulls his wealth of experience together in this witty yet
challenging book.
The book has two sections containing basic and tougher problems; they are presented one-at-a-time with their solutions. -- Art Carpenter SAS Consultant
The problem sets in this text are well written and attention-grabbing; it can easily sharpen your SAS® skills. -- Marie C. Martin, Ph.D Physician Health Care Alliance
This is a great book to read! Every problem has a lesson behind it, regardless of your experience level. -- S. David Riba JADE Tech, Inc.
This text is recommended to anyone who thinks SAS® isn’t enjoyable. It enables great selections from a variety of concepts. -- Khosrow Heidari SC SAS Users Group, Chair
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