SAS Programming 1: Essentials
Learn how to
navigate the SAS windowing environment
navigate the SAS Enterprise Guide programming
environment
read various types of data into SAS data sets
create SAS variables and subset data
combine SAS data sets
create and enhance listing and summary reports
validate SAS data sets.
Course Contents
Introduction
an overview of SAS foundation
course logistics
course data files
SAS Programs
o introduction to SAS programs
o submitting a SAS program
o working with SAS program syntax
Accessing Data
Producing Detail Reports
o submitting report data
o sorting and grouping report data
o enhancing reports
Formatting Data Values
o using SAS formats
o creating user-defined formats
Reading SAS Data Sets
o reading a SAS data set
o customizing a SAS data set
Reading Spreadsheet and Database Data
o reading spreadsheet data
o reading database data
Reading Raw Data Files
o introduction to reading raw data files
o reading standard delimited data
o reading nonstandard delimited data
o handling missing data
Manipulating Data
o using SAS functions
o conditional processing
Combining SAS Data Sets
o concatenating data sets
o merging data sets one-to-one
o merging data sets one-to-many
o merging data sets with nonmatches
Creating Summary Reports
o using the FREQ procedure
o using the MEANS and UNIVARIATE
procedures
o using the Output Delivery System
Learn how to
o control SAS data set input and output
o combine SAS data sets
o summarize, read, and write different types
of data perform DO loop and SAS array
processing
o transform character, numeric, and date
variables
Course Contents
Introduction
o an overview of SAS foundation
o course logistics
o course data files
Controlling Input and Output
o writing observations explicitly
o writing to multiple SAS data sets
o selecting variables and observations
Summarizing Data
o creating an accumulating total variable
o accumulating totals for a group of data
Reading Raw Data Files
o reading raw data files with formatted input
o controlling when a record loads
Data Transformations
o manipulating character values
o manipulating numeric values
o converting variable type
Debugging Techniques
o using the PUTLOG statement
Processing Data Iteratively
o DO loop processing
o conditional DO loop processing
o SAS array processing
o using SAS arrays
Data Transformations
o manipulating character values
o manipulating numeric values
o converting variable type
Debugging Techniques
o using the PUTLOG statement
Processing Data Iteratively
o DO loop processing
o conditional DO loop processing
o SAS array processing
o using SAS arrays
Restructuring a Data Set
o rotating with the DATA step
Combining SAS Data Sets
o using data manipulation techniques with matchmerging
Creating and Maintaining Permanent Formats
o creating permanent formats
Introduction to the SQL Procedure
o What is SQL?
o What is the SQL Procedure?
o Terminology
o Comparing PROC SQL with the SAS DATA step
o Note about the Example Table
o Retrieving Data From a Single Table
o Overview of the select Statement
o Selecting Columns in a Table
o Creating New Columns
o Sorting Data
o Retrieving rows that satisfy a Condition
o Summarizing Data
o Grouping Data
o Filtering Grouped Data
Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables
o Introduction
o Selecting Data from More Than One Table by Using joins
o Using Subqueries to Select Data
o When to Use Joins and Subqueries
o Combining Queries with Set Operators
Creating and Updating Tables and Views
o Introduction
o Creating Tables
o Inserting Rows into Tables
o Updating Data Values in a Table
o Deleting Rows
o Altering Columns
o Creating an Index
o Deleting a Table
o Using SQL Procedure Tables in SAS Software
o Creating and Using Integrity Constraints in a Table
Programming with the SQL Procedure
o Introduction
o Using Proc SQL Options to Create and Debug Quires
o Improving Query Performance
o Accessing SAS System Information Using DICTIONRY Tables
o Using Proc SQL with the SAS Macro Facility
o Formatting PROC SQL output Using the Report Procedure
o Accessing a DBMS with SAS/ACCESS Software
Practical Problem-Solving with PROC SQL
o Overview
o Computing a Weighted Average
o Comparing Tables
o Overlaying Missing Data Values
o Computing Percentages within Subtotals
o Counting Duplicate Rows in a Table
o Expanding Hierarchical Data in a Table
o Summarizing Data in Multiple Columns
o Creating a Summary Report
o Creating a Customized Sort Order
o Conditionally Updating a Table
o Updating a Table with Values from Another Table
o Creating and Using Macro Variables
SAS MACROS
• SAS Macro Overview
• SAS Macro Variables
• Scope of Macro variables
• Defining SAS Macros
• Inserting Comments in Macros
• Macros with Arguments
• Conditional Macros
• Macros Repeating PROC Execution
• Macro Language
• SAS Macro Processor
1. Introduction To Analytics and Basic Statistics
Types of Analytics
Properties of Measurements
Scales of Measurement
Types of Data
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Dispersion
Measures of Location
Presentation of Data
Skewness and Kurtosis
2. Introduction to Probability Theory
Three Approaches towards Probability
Concept of a Random Variable
Probability Mass Function
Probability Density Function
Expectation of A Random Variable
Probability Distributions
3. Sampling Theory And Estimation
Concept of population and sample
Techniques of Sampling
Sampling Distributions
4. Theory of Estimation
Concept of estimation
Different types of Estimation
5. Testing of hypothesis
Concept of hypothesis
Null hypothesis
Alternative hypothesis
Type-I error
Type-II error
Level of Significance
Confidence Interval
Parametric Tests and Non Parametric Tests
One Sample T test
Two independent sample T test
Paired Sample T test
Chi square Test for Independence of Attributes.
6. Analysis of variance
One Way Anova
Two Way Anova
7. Exploratory Factor Analysis
Principal Component Analysis
Estimating the Initial Communalities
Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors
Correlation Matrix check and KMO-MSA check
Factor loading Matrix
Diagrammatic Representation of Factors
Problems of Factor Loadings and Solutions
8. Cluster Analysis
Types of Clusters
Metric and linkage
Ward’s Minimum Variance Criteria
Semi-Partial R-Square and R-Square
Diagrammatic Representation of clusters
Problems of Cluster Analysis
9. Linear Regression and Multiple Linear Regression
Concept of Regression and features of Linear line.
Assumptions of Classical Linear Model
Method of Least Squares
Understanding the Goodness of Fit
Test of Significance of The Estimated Parameters
Multiple linear Regression with their Assumptions
Concept of Multocollinearity
Signs of Multicollinearity
The Idea Of Autocorrelation
10. Logistic Regression
Concept and Applications of Logistic Regression
Principles Behind Logistic Regression
Comparison between Linear probability Model and Logistic Regression
Mathematical Concepts related to Logistic Regression
Concordant Pairs, Discordant Pairs and Tied Pairs
Classification Table
Graphical Representation Related to logistic Regression.
11. Time Series Analysis
Concept of Time Series and its Applications
Assumptions of Time Series Analysis
Components of Time Series
Smoothening techniques
Stationarity
Random Walk
ARIMA Forecasting
Box Jenkins Technology
Merits and Demerits of BJ Technology
