The Simple Guide to SAS: From Null to Novice

Start your journey with SAS.

Have you just accepted a new job as a data analyst and need to learn SAS fast? Or perhaps you want to make a career change into programming and you’re not sure where to begin. The Simple Guide to SAS: From Null to Novice is the perfect book to get you started. Written for individuals with no prior programming experience, this book teaches the basics of learning SAS using hands-on examples and step-by-step explanations in a short, easy-to-understand guide.

Topics covered in this book include:

• DATA and PROC Steps
• DATA Step Processing
• Setting Up SAS Libraries
• Importing and Exporting Data
• Viewing and Summarizing Data
• Sorting and De-duplicating Data
• Filtering Data and Conditional Logic
• SAS Functions
• Formatting Variables
• Combining and Aggregating Data

The Simple Guide to SAS provides solutions to common business problems, identifies pitfalls to avoid, and includes sample code with data for readers to practice their knowledge.