Author: Rick Aster
Publisher: Breakfast
For professional programmers and serious students of programming, this book provides detailed coverage of the SAS language and the programming process. The first half of the book emphasizes data step programming. The second half covers the SAS environment, routines, macro language, and selected features of proc step programming. A 250-word glossary defines the most fundamental terms used in discussing SAS programming, and notes throughout the book describe the differences in usage of some words and terms.
Year: 2000
ISBN: 1-891957-05-8
Pages: 576
Publisher’s list price: 54.00
The fastest way to get answers from data
What do you want to know? Collecting information is easy . . . but finding the answers that will make a difference takes imagination, a systematic approach, and a powerful way of working with data. It’s no surprise that millions of knowledge workers around the world choose the no-compromises approach of the SAS programming language. SAS programmers enjoy the advantages of easy access to data, the freedom of a general programming language, and the extensive data-handling capabilities of the SAS System. SAS programming is simple enough to be an introduction to computing, yet powerful enough to form the core of the most demanding data warehousing projects. For all the answers waiting to be found in your data, discover the possibilities of the SAS programming language in Professional SAS Programming Logic. Leading expert Rick Aster explains the structure and style of the SAS language in a clear, organized way that emphasizes practical results.
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