To build a SAS data set with Base SAS, you write a program that uses statements in the SAS programming language. A SAS program that begins with a DATA statement and typically …

Using the free-format Syntax rules of SAS though can make it difficult for others (or you) to read your program. This is akin to writing a page of text with little attention to line breaks. You may …

The input statement of SAS is used to read data from an external source, or from lines contained in your SAS program. The infile statement names an external le or leref from which to read the …

This ShortCourse will introduce you to basic SAS programming skills needed to perform elementary data manipulation and analytical tasks in SAS. In this course, we will cover only a …

The SAS System SAS originally stands for Statistical Analysis Systems. Developed in 60's and 70's at North Carolina State University. Now an integrated system of software products …

SAS is a collection of modules that are used to process and analyze data. It began in the late ’60s and early ’70s as a statistical package (Statistical Analysis System). SAS is also an extremely …

There are many excellent books published by SAS that offer detailed instructions on how to run SAS programs on each specific platform and the appropriate access method into SAS.