The Little SAS Book : A Primer, Second Edition

Want to learn SAS software but you don't know where to start? This friendly easy-to-read guide gently introduces you to the most commonly used features of SAS software plus a whole lot more! Topics cover the gamut of base SAS concepts, an introduction to SAS/STAT, and getting your data into SAS (including PROC IMPORT and PROC EXPORT). You'll find a generous amount of information addressing basic SAS concepts (such as DATA and PROC steps); using the SAS windowing environment; working with permanent and temporary SAS data sets; inputting, and reading data; modifying data; introduction to the Output Delivery System (ODS), which enables you to generate HTML files for viewing with an Internet browser; introduction to macros; debugging SAS programs (including the DATA step debugger); and appendices to help programmers of other software languages become comfortable with the SAS programming language. Each topic is divided into an easy-to-use, self-contained, two-page layout complete with examples and graphics. This format enables new users to get up and running quickly, while the examples allow you to type in the program and see them work! More seasoned programmers will find this guide a useful reference to have on hand.

Supports releases 7.00 and higher of SAS software.

Lora D. Delwiche

Lora D. Delwiche brings over 16 years of expertise in working with the SAS

System to this edition. She is an applications software consultant

with Information Technology at the University of California at Davis.

Lora shares her valuable skills as a SAS site representative and teaches

classes on the SAS language. Her experience in working with users

from many different disciplines prompted her to write a book that

proves that it can be enjoyable to learn the SAS System!

Susan J. Slaughter

Susan J. Slaughter, an independent computing consultant, discovered

SAS software over 16 years ago in graduate school. Since then, she has

used the SAS System in a variety of business and academic settings.

Her experience in managing large databases, teaching SAS

software classes, and writing about the SAS System inspired her to

write a book that is both informative and fun to read!