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SAME AND

WHERE operator. Ref: PSPPR:Expressions:Operators. PSPL:Constants and Expressions:Operators.

sample

(sam' pl) n.

1. a subset of a population, especially one used to study the population.

v.t.

2. to form a sample by selecting elements of.

SAS

(sas') n.

1. SAS Institute Inc., a Cary, NC-based software developer.

2. also SAS System, SAS Applications System, SAS Information Delivery System, SAS System for Information Delivery. a system of integrated software published by SAS Institute Inc., used for working with data.

3. the primary language of this software, a general programming language.

adj.

4. of or having to do with SAS.

SAS/ACCESS

the various SAS products that allow access to database management systems and to various other data file formats.

SAS/ACCESS view

a view of the data defined by an access descriptor.

Also, view descriptor.

SAS/AF

(sas' A' ef') n.

a SAS product used to develop AF applications.

SAS application

1. an application developed in the SAS System.

2. the application that embodies the SAS System.

SAS/ASSIST

(sas' u sist') n.

an AF application, licensed as a SAS product, that allows interactive generation of SAS programs to accomplish some of the most simple and general uses of base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/GRAPH, and a few other SAS products.

SASAUTOS

System option. Autocall libraries. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS/CALC

(sas' kalk') n.

a SAS product that provides a three-dimensional spreadsheet platform in the SAS environment.

SAS/C compiler

a standard C++ development environment for IBM mainframe systems, published by SAS Institute Inc.

SASCMD

SAS/CONNECT. System option. Operating system command to invoke a remote session. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS Component Language

See SCL.

SAS/CONNECT

(sas' ku nekt') n.

a SAS product that allows a SAS session to launch and manage a SAS session running on another computer (a remote session).

SAS data file

a SAS dataset that physically stores data values in a file.

Compare view.

SAS data library

library (def. 2).

SAS dataset

a data file that is organized in a way that allows it to be used in the special I/O syntax of SAS software, as in the DATA and SET statements and as input to procedures. A SAS dataset organizes data logically in table form, with variables and observations. However, the physical form in which the data is stored could be any form that can be accessed by any library engine.

Also, SAS data set.

SAS data view

view.

SAS date

(sas' dAt') n.

a measurement of time as the number of days since the beginning of 1960. A SAS date may be a whole number to indicate a specific date or other time period or a fractional number to indicate a specific point in time. The earliest SAS date that SAS recognizes is in 1582, the year in which the Gregorian calendar was established. Date arithmetic with SAS dates is accurate to the year 20000.

SAS datetime

(sas' dAt' tIm) n.

a measurement of time as the number of seconds since the beginning of 1960. The earliest SAS datetime that SAS recognizes is in 1582.

SAS Display Manager System

display manager.

SAS/EIS

(sas' E' I' es') n.

a SAS product for interactive development of EIS applications and similar interactive applications based on graphical and tabular displays of data summaries.

SAS/ETS

(sas' E' tE' es') n.

a SAS product consisting of procedures for time series analysis, financial analysis, forecasting, spectral analysis, and econometrics.

SAS file

a file that uses a file format defined by SAS software and is accessed as a member of a library, such as a SAS dataset or a catalog.

SASFILE

Global statement.

SAS Forum International

an annual conference of SAS users held in Europe; the successor to SEUGI.

SASFRSCR

SAS/CONNECT. System option-like object. Ref: SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS/FSP

(sas' ef es pE') n.

a SAS product consisting of interactive procedures that use a full-screen user interface style.

SAS/Genetics

a SAS product for genetic marker statistics.

SAS/GIS

(sas' jE' I es) n.

a SAS product for geographical information systems and other spatial data applications.

SAS Global Forum

an annual conference of SAS users beginning in 2007; the successor to SUGI.

SAS/GRAPH

(sas' graf') n.

a SAS product that produces vector graphics suitable for rendering on plotters and raster image processors.

SASHELP

Libref. Online help and interactive applications. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Libraries. PSPL:I/O:Names for Files.

System option. The SASHELP library. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS/IML

(sas' I em el', sas' im' l) n.

the SAS product of the IML proc.

SAS/INSIGHT

(sas' in' sIt) n.

the SAS product of the INSIGHT proc.

SAS/IntrNet

(sas' in' tur net) n.

a SAS product that provides Web integration for the SAS environment using CGI and Java processes.

SAS/LAB

a SAS product for guided data analysis.

SAS Learning Edition

a combination of SAS products with data size limitations, sold through bookseller channels.

SAS/MDDB Server

the SAS product of the MDDB proc, which creates multidimensional database (MDDB) summary files.

SASMSTORE

System option. Libref for storing macros. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS OnlineTutor

SAS Institute Inc.’s web interface for computer-based training in SAS software.

SAS/OR

(sas' O a:r') n.

a SAS product that provides procedures for linear programming, operations research, and project management.

SAS/PH-Clinical

(sas' pE' Ach' klin' i kul) n.

a SAS product for managing data of the clinical phase of pharmaceutical research.

SAS process

an independent thread of execution of a SAS program or command in a SAS session, started by a STARTSAS statement or command.

SAS product

one of the separately licensed components of SAS software.

also, SAS software product.

SAS/QC

(sas' kU' sE') n.

a SAS product for statistical quality control.

SAS/SECURE

a SAS product that serves as an encryption engine for network communications.

SAS session

an instance of execution of the SAS application. In batch mode, the execution of one SAS program is a SAS session. In an interactive mode, the SAS session continues until there is a specific action to end it. Librefs, macro variables, and various other objects in the SAS environment are maintained for the duration of a SAS session.

SASSCRIPT

SAS/CONNECT. System option. Scripts. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS/SHARE

(sas' sha^r') n.

a SAS product that manages shared libraries.

SAS/SPECTRAVIEW

a SAS product for data visualization.

SAS/STAT

(sas' stat') n.

a SAS product containing procedures for statistical analysis.

SAS supervisor

The central program of the SAS System, encompassing language processing, messages, memory and file management, and other core functionality.

SAS system option

system option.

SAS time

(sas' tIm') n.

1. a measurement of time of day as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight.

2. any measurement of elapsed time in seconds.

SAS/TOOLKIT

a software suite for developing and linking routines, such as procedures, functions, and engines, for use in the SAS environment.

SAS Universal ODBC Driver

a program that provides access to SAS and JMP data through an ODBC interface.

SASUSER

Libref. User preferences. Ref: PSPPR:Files:Libraries. PSPL:I/O:Names for Files.

System option. The SASUSER library. Ref: PSPPR:System Options. SLRD:SAS System Options.

SAS/Warehouse Administrator

a SAS product for data warehouse management.

SAVE

Command. Stores a catalog entry. Ref: PSPPR:Display Manager.

Alias, SAV.

SAVING

Function. Ref: PSPPR:Functions. PSPL:Functions and CALL Routines:Other Categories of Functions. SLRD:Functions and CALL Routines.

SAVINGS

SAS/ETS. Function.