Lora D. Delwiche and Susan J. Slaughter
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introducing SAS Software x
About This Book xi
What’s New xiv
Chapter 1 Getting Started Using SAS Software
1.1 The SAS Language 2
1.2 SAS Data Sets 4
1.3 The Two Parts of a SAS Program 6
1.4 The DATA Step’s Built-in Loop 8
1.5 Choosing a Mode for Submitting SAS Programs 10
1.6 Windows and Commands in the SAS Windowing Environment 12
1.7 Submitting a Program in the SAS Windowing Environment 14
1.8 Reading the SAS Log 16
1.9 Viewing Your Results in the Output Window 18
1.10 Creating HTML Output 20
1.11 SAS Data Libraries 22
1.12 Viewing Data Sets with SAS Explorer 24
1.13 Using SAS System Options 26
Chapter 2 Getting Your Data into SAS
2.1 Methods for Getting Your Data into SAS 30
2.2 Entering Data with the Viewtable Window 32