Complex Survey Data Analysis with SAS

Taylor H. Lewis

ISBN 10: 1498776779 / ISBN 13: 9781498776776

Published by Chapman and Hall & CRC, 2018

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Hardcover, 2018 reprint, xiii + 326 pages, NOT ex-library. Some very minor handling wear, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Complex Survey Data Analysis with SAS is a practical, technical reference focused on applying the SAS/STAT SURVEY procedures to analyze data derived from complex survey designs. It assumes a foundational understanding of standard statistical methods and is intended for analysts working with data that do not conform to the assumptions of simple random sampling. The book begins with a detailed conceptual introduction to the four features that render a survey "complex": finite population corrections (FPCs), stratification, clustering, and unequal weights. These features are unpacked using hypothetical examples and real-world surveys, such as the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the National Survey of Family Growth, and the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, providing applied context for methodological explanation. Each chapter then focuses on a specific analytical tool within the SAS/STAT SURVEY suite. Chapter 2 addresses sampling designs using PROC SURVEYSELECT, including simple, systematic, stratified, and probability-proportional-to-size (PPS) techniques. Subsequent chapters cover descriptive and inferential analysis of continuous and categorical variables using PROC SURVEYMEANS and PROC SURVEYFREQ, respectively, highlighting correct variance estimation under different design features. Linear regression modeling with complex survey data is treated using PROC SURVEYREG, while logistic regression models - binary, multinomial, and ordinal - are analyzed using PROC SURVEYLOGISTIC, with emphasis on proper variance estimation and model fitting. Chapter 7 introduces survival analysis with complex data via PROC SURVEYPHREG and discrete-time models using PROC SURVEYLOGISTIC, demonstrating how time-to-event data from stratified or clustered samples can be analyzed with SAS syntax. Later chapters address more advanced topics often overlooked in introductory texts. Chapter 8 explores domain estimation, including the risks of data subsetting and proper use of the DOMAIN statement for subgroup analysis. Chapter 9 presents replication methods for variance estimation, such as balanced repeated replication (BRR), Fay's method, jackknife, and bootstrap techniques, discussing their applicability, benefits, and implementation in SAS. Chapters 10 and 11 focus on missing data, offering procedures for weight adjustment (including poststratification, raking, and propensity models) and imputation. The imputation chapter explains single and multiple techniques, addresses univariate and multivariate missingness patterns, and discusses how to incorporate design features into imputation models and post-imputation analyses. The book's strength lies in its clear procedural structure and commitment to practical implementation: each method is paired with worked SAS examples, using consistent survey data contexts. Variance estimation is a recurring theme, with each procedure's ability to handle complex design features explicitly demonstrated. Throughout, the text emphasizes the statistical consequences of ignoring survey design features and guides users on using SURVEY procedures instead of their standard SAS counterparts. Rather than attempting to replace theoretical texts on sampling (like those by Kish, Cochran, or Lohr), this volume serves as an applied bridge between theory and software use, specifically within the SAS environment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complex Survey Data Analysis with SAS
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall & CRC
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498776779
• ISBN 13: 9781498776776
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Complex Survey Data Analysis with SAS® is an invaluable resource for applied researchers analyzing data generated from a sample design involving any combination of stratification, clustering, unequal weights, or finite population correction factors. After clearly explaining how the presence of these features can invalidate the assumptions underlying most traditional statistical techniques, this book equips readers with the knowledge to confidently account for them during the estimation and inference process by employing the SURVEY family of SAS/STAT® procedures.

The book offers comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics, including:

• Drawing random samples
• Descriptive statistics for continuous and categorical variables
• Fitting and interpreting linear and logistic regression models
• Survival analysis
• Domain estimation
• Replication variance estimation methods
• Weight adjustment and imputation methods for handling missing data

The easy-to-follow examples are drawn from real-world survey data sets spanning multiple disciplines, all of which can be downloaded for free along with syntax files from the author’s website: http://mason.gmu.edu/~tlewis18/.

While other books may touch on some of the same issues and nuances of complex survey data analysis, none features SAS exclusively and as exhaustively. Another unique aspect of this book is its abundance of handy workarounds for certain techniques not yet supported as of SAS Version 9.4, such as the ratio estimator for a total and the bootstrap for variance estimation.

Taylor H. Lewis is a PhD graduate of the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and an adjunct professor in the George Mason University Department of Statistics. An avid SAS user for 15 years, he is a SAS Certified Advanced programmer and a nationally recognized SAS educator who has produced dozens of papers and workshops illustrating how to efficiently and effectively conduct statistical analyses using SAS.

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Taylor H. Lewis