CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introducing SAS Software x About this book xi Whats 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 Steps 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 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 2.2 Entering Data with the Viewtable Window 2.3 Reading Files with the Import Wizard 34 4 Telling sas where to Find Your Raw Data 36 6 Reading Raw Data Arranged in Columns 40CONTENTS 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 2.3 Reading Files with the Import Wizard 34 2.4 Telling SAS Where to Find Your Raw Data 36 2.5 Reading Raw Data Separated by Spaces 38 2.6 Reading Raw Data Arranged in Columns 40