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GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Windows in SAS
File management

The SAS Program
Program syntax
Debugging tips

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 USING SAS PROGRAMMING TO: 
   

1. Prepare the data set 
   Types of data 
   Example programs    
    
2. View the data
   SAS Procedures
  
3. Explore the data  
   Numeric statistics    
   Frequency tables    
    
4. Manipulate the data  
   Basic techniques    
   New variables
  
5. Adding Variables and 
Observations to Data Sets
   The SET Statement
   The MERGE Statement

6. Data Processing
   ARRAY Statement
   Do Loops
   By-Group Processing
   RETAIN Statement

  
NON-PROGRAMMING 
      Alternatives

 
SAMPLE DATA SETS: 
 Height/weight
 Height/weight/region
 Simulated clinical data 
 Simulated Manitoba Health 
    

241 242 ************************************ 243 * f=htwt_cr.sas * 244 * * 245 * This program creates a temporary * 246 * SAS data set using raw values * 247 * entered for 18 observations. * 248 ************************************; 249 250 data htwt; /* Begin the DATA step */ 251 /* Describe variable names and locations */ 252 input name $ 1-10 sex $ 12 age 14-15 253 height 17-18 weight 20-22; 254 /* Read the following lines of raw data */ 255 cards; NOTE: The data set WORK.HTWT has 18 observations and 5 variables. NOTE: DATA statement used: real time 0.04 seconds 274 ; /* End the lines of raw data */ 275 run; /* End the DATA step */ 276 277 /* Obtain info on the data set */ 278 proc contents data=htwt; /* Begin a PROC step */ 279 run; NOTE: PROCEDURE CONTENTS used: real time 0.16 seconds 279! /* End the PROC step */ 280 281 /* View the values of the 1st 10 observations */ 282 proc print data=htwt(obs=10); /* Begin a PROC step */ 283 run; NOTE: PROCEDURE PRINT used: real time 0.04 seconds 283! /* End the PROC step */