SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS9, 5th Edition

Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 exam with the official guide by the SAS Global Certification Program.

New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 exam will find this guide to be a valuable resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Now in its fifth edition, the guide has been extensively updated and revised to streamline explanations.

Major topics include importing data, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors. The chapter quizzes have been thoroughly updated and full solutions are included at the back of the book. In addition, links are provided to the exam objectives, practice exams, and other helpful resources, such as the updated Base SAS glossary and an expanded collection of practice data sets.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Setting Up Practice Data
Chapter 2. Basic Concepts
Chapter 3. Accessing Your Data
Chapter 4. Creating SAS Data Sets
Chapter 5. Identifying and Correcting SAS Language Errors
Chapter 6. Creating Reports
Chapter 7. Understanding DATA Step Processing
Chapter 8. BY-Group Processing
Chapter 9. Creating and Managing Variables
Chapter 10. Combining SAS Data Sets
Chapter 11. Processing Data with DO Loops
Chapter 12. SAS Formats and Informats
Chapter 13. SAS Date, Time, and Datetime Values
Chapter 14. Using Functions to Manipulate Data
Chapter 15. Producing Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 16. Creating Output
Appendix Quiz Answer Keys