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Learn valuable time-saving techniques for data analysisand ensure reliability and quality of the results!This bookintroduces an innovative and reliable approach for developingobject-based applications for statistical analysis in SAS.Throughdetailed examples, each chapter demonstrates how to developobject-based applications using this approach. You will learn tostructure data, define statistical classes and their associatedactions, define objects, and perform the statistical analysis bycalling actions for the objects.Statistical analyses illustrated inthe examples include regular time series, calendar time series, andirregular time series. Detailed instructions for extending thistechnique to other statistical analyses are included.Discover howthis object-based approach to statistical analysis can ensureconsistent data analysis across teams comprised of data analysts,statisticians, and computer programmers!

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Optimize operations such as production, inventory,distribution, sales, logistics, facility location, and many moreoperations of your business using mathematical programming and SAS/ORsoftware. Using the techniques demonstrated by the sampleapplications, learn to build your own models describing youroperations and then employ sophisticated but easy-to-use optimizationprocedures that determine the optimal solution. This title serves asthe primary documentation for all the mathematical programming(optimization) procedures in SAS/OR software, such as the LP, NETFLOW,NLP, TRANS, and ASSIGN procedures. This title is available forpurchase as a hardcopy or digital book, or in the SAS OnlineDoc CD-ROMwith PDF files.The HTML version of SAS OnlineDoc CD-ROM is shippedfree with Version 8.

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This title covers the major features of how to use the mathematicalprogramming procedures in SAS/OR software. ... Read more

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This task-oriented usage guide shows you step by step how to use DATA step programming and base SAS procedures to perform common tasks. You will learn how to use basic programming techniques; create and combine SAS data sets; produce basic detail and summary reports, plots, and charts; manage SAS files; and customize and re-route your SAS log and output. This guide is designed for new users who have an introductory-level knowledge of the SAS System or some other software language and for intermediate users who want help with specific tasks. ... Read more

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Preparing for the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 exam just got easier! The SAS Certification Kit: Advanced Programming for SAS 9, Second Edition, contains all the tools you need to become SAS certified, including the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS 9, Second Edition, access code for the SAS Certification Practice Exam: Advanced Programming for SAS 9, and a SAS Advanced Programming for SAS Exam Voucher.

Experienced SAS users who want to prepare for this exam will find the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Advanced Programming for SAS 9, Second Edition, to be an invaluable resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. The text contains quizzes that enable you to test your understanding of material in each chapter. The SAS Certification Practice Exam: Advanced Programming for SAS 9 allows you to practice the skills you mastered in the Prep Guide. Then, when you feel you are ready, you can schedule an appointment to take the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS Exam at a local Prometric testing center. ... Read more

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Ron Cody's SAS Functions by Example is a must-have reference for anyone who writes programs in Base SAS. From ABS to ZIPSTATE, more than 180 of the most useful SAS language functions are clearly defined and illustrated with fully annotated working programs. Written as both a reference manual and an instructional guide, this book's features include functions arranged by category; coverage of 48 functions that are NEW for SAS 9.1; a tutorial on Perl regular expressions; extensive sample programs featuring each of the functions; tips to show you novel ways to use functions or to use several functions together to achieve the result you want; a list of programs, an alphabetic list of all the functions in the book, and a comprehensive index of functions and tasks. Beginning and seasoned SAS users will benefit from this comprehensive and useful reference guide to SAS functions! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Good reference book
Spend over ten hours going over the book as soon as I got, found it very well written and filled with simple examples. I have been using SAS for two years including few SAS functions like time and date, statistical and others. Good book for beginner programmer like me.
Don't know how useful this would be for people with extensive SAS experience.

Great reference
I have been using SAS for about 18 months and I have found this book to be the best reference in our arsenal.The multiple examples provided with the code explanations set this book apart from references I have found online or through SAS.com.I found the Chapters 1 and 2 essential to my work with string variables (in my case, mostly address information) but all of the other chapters have been useful.Once you outgrow the SAS Primer, this is a must.

An excellent resource
An excellent book. For each function, the author provides, not just explanations, but also complete examples and mini-programs, with inputs, code, and actual results. The best resource on SAS functions that I am aware of.

Handy book for those with SAS Experience
I used this book the first few hours that I received it.This is not a stand alone book for those that want to learn SAS functions.I think this text is best suited for people who use SAS regularly and needs a handy reference while programming.Skimming through the book would also provide the reader with an understanding of what functions SAS is capable of doing.However, it is highly likely that you will not use all of the programs, most of the programs are pretty useful especially to those that are required to manipulate data in SAS.

Helpful Desk Reference
This review covers only how well the book helps the user manage the product under question.Many people learn SAS on the job rather than for formal education; this book meets that audience's needs quite nicely.

This book does well what is supposed to do - be a handy desk reference for SAS functions, according to the functions that exist in SAS9.Part of the author's mission is to bring users up to date on the new functions so that they do not labor with a horse-driven carriage when the equivalent of the automobile has arrived.This is particularly true for the new (as of 2005) string and regular expression functionality provided in SAS9.

Furthermore, By providing goodusage examples, he also illustrates not only the definitions of the various functions, but also helps the user select the right one for the job at hand.It's a great book to have at one's side while using SAS.

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Crack SAS coding problems quickly! Discover how SASidentifies problems; what the SAS log really means; common DATA step,PROC, and SAS macro problems and their solutions; and a quickreference of error messages. Debugging SAS Programs: A Handbook ofTools and Techniques is the ""go-to"" guide that helps you solve themost common problems that occur in the SAS DATA step, in base SASPROCs, and in SAS macro code.The author covers a broad range ofprogramming problems, from syntax errors to complex logic errors. Thenumerous examples will help you understand and eliminate theseerrors--and identify ways to avoid them from the start. Topics includehow to read the SAS log; how to interpret error, note, and warningmessages; and how to solve problems that might occur in the DATA step,base SAS PROC steps, and SAS macros. ... Read more

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Kick Out the Jams
Expert SAS programmer Burlew provides various techniques for interpreting and preventing programming errors in this hefty, (and expensive) technical book from SAS Publishing.While there is a great deal of useful information, the book awkwardly combines the simple and the advanced.For example, chapters 1 and 6 explain automatically generated error messages in SAS logfiles.A great many of these errors are either self-explanatory, unnecessary to understand in the detail presented here, or may not be included in your own program logs.Still, it is very helpful to have these listed and explained in a compact form.

The value of three other chapters will also depend on the experience of the user and the type of software used.One very long chapter is devoted to debugging errors in macros; if you don't use macros, these chapters are of limited use.Another chapter,"Debugging SAS DATA Steps with the DATA Step Debugger," is apparently only for SAS for Windows software. Furthermore, the correct programming is superimposed on very small pictures resembling Windows screens; it is frustrating to read the resulting tiny font size.

Chapter 3, "Debugging SAS Language Programs," is the most helpful one for the intermediate level user.One of the difficulties in SAS and other languages is that a program may run and produce output, but contain undetected errors.Burlew explains a variety of clever options statements and SAS language statements that improve your ability to detect logical, syntactic, and semantic errors.Another nice feature is an Appendix that describes how to build the data sets that are used as exemplars throughout the book.

Chapters are as follows:

1 .Understanding the Types of Errors in SAS Programs, p.24
2. Reading the SAS Log and Interpreting SAS Messages, p.29
3. Debugging SAS Language Programs, p.45
4. Debugging SAS DATA Steps with the DATA Step Debugger, p. 109
5. Debugging SAS Macro Language, p. 139
6. Base SAS Messages, p. 207
7. Macro Facility Messages, p. 293

Two appendices begin on page 325, and an index on page 345.I can recommend this book for experienced users, especially those who know and use macros. (NOTE: Burlew has written a book titled "SAS Macro Programming Made Easy" that may be helpful.)Another guide that will help prevent data set programming errors is the somewhat easier, "Cody's Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS Software," by Ron Cody.
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Increase the modularity, flexibility, and maintainability of your SAS code with the SAS macro facility. This comprehensive reference provides complete information about macro language elements, interfaces between the macro facility and other parts of SAS software, and macro processing in general. With this title, you will learn how to create efficient and portable macro code, reduce the amount of text needed for common tasks, integrate macros with other parts of your SAS programs, and debug macros during development. This title is also available online. To take advantage of this book, you should have at least an intermediate knowledge of Base SAS programming. ... Read more

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Alexey
Good book. It actually repeats macro references in 'SAS help' with some additions. So you can find all this information in 'SAS help' but I think that to have a book for your library is more convnient. It explains quite well how macro processor works behind the screen. This book contains more than enough information on various macro functions and it can help to prepare well to SAS advanced exam (macro part). I gave it 4 stars because some parts of the book are really difficult to understnd if you don't have previous experince with macro language. I recommend this book only to advanced SAS users. ... Read more

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Provides usage and reference information on using the REPORT procedure in a non-windowing environment. Usage material begins with simple reports of different basic structures. Later parts show how to do more complex tasks with these simple reports. Reference material provides complete explanation of statements and options in the REPORT procedure. This book is designed for new and experienced SAS users. ... Read more

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Master the language of PROC SQL! Get faster and better results when you use the SQL procedure with this step-by-step, example-driven guide in your hands. You will find information about implementing both American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines and non-ANSI features. A broad range of SAS users including applications programmers, database designers and administrators, statisticians, and systems analysts will find techniques to enhance their data access, manipulation, and presentation prowess.

Topics examined include database design; an introduction to SQL, dictionary tables, and tables; coding PROC SQL logic as well as complex queries; working with views; troubleshooting and debugging SQL code; and tuning for performance.

With the growing popularity of databases, PROC SQL is becoming the language of choice for SAS users around the world. Intermediate and advanced users will appreciate the straightforward explanations and numerous examples. Achieve expert results with the techniques and strategies detailed in PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS! ... Read more

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Just okay
This book is okay, probably wouldn't buy if I would have flipped through it first, but ordered online.Too many examples, not enough explanation on the actual examples.Alot of examples were redundant.

Preety Good Book
I have read most of the chapters of this book. I certainly advise anyone who would like to learn SAS SQL or improve her/his SAS SQL skills.

Why spend the money?
I purchased this book one year ago under the influence of the high ratings here, but I didn't get chance to finish it until last week. After comparing this book with the SAS SQL manual (free online PDF file available at SAS website), I came to one question, why bother to buy this book? The book is not a copy of the SAS manual, but it is written in a strikingly similar pattern yet it provides LESS information than the SAS manual; on the contrary, the SAS manual gives you more materials, more examples, better narratives, clearer explanations than this full-of-typo book.

easy to read and follow; better for PROC SQL begginers
If you are new to PROC SQL, this is the right book. It covers all the basic queries, complex queries in simple content, some troubleshooting, and a little bit of efficiency. The layout throughout the book is very easy to read and follow. All examples contain PROC SQL codes, results, appropriate explanation, as well as part of SAS LOG and comparison in some examples. This book might be a little basic to power PROC SQL users. But compared to SAS SQL procedure user's guide, it is way better to have.

Quick way to learn SQL
An experienced SAS programmer, I used the many helpful examples in this book to learn a lot about PROC SQL in just a few days.(I skipped the text.)I trust the few typos and obscure passages will be cleared up in a subsequent edition.I thought the sections on normalization and integrity constraints were skimpy.The book has also been favorably reviewed in The American Statistician 2005, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 350
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This task-oriented guide leads the SAS/GIS administrator through thesteps for importing spatial data from various sources.It also providesinformation on working with SAS data sets, geocoding, SAS/GIS procedure(PROC GIS) statements, and details of SAS/GIS spatial databases.Withthis comprehensive guide, you will learn how to import spatial data intoSAS spatial databases with either the interactive windows procedure orthe batch importing procedure. This title is available for purchase as ahardcopy or digital book, or in the SAS OnlineDoc CD-ROM with PDF files.The HTML version of SAS OnlineDoc CD-ROM is shipped free with Version 8.

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This guide explains how to use the SAS Java Metadata Interface to create, read, update, and delete metadata in a SAS metadata repository. The interface is a Java object interface to the SAS Metadata Server. It provides a way to access metadata through the use of client Java objects that represent server metadata. Users must be familiar with the metadata types in the SAS Metadata Model in order to use this book. These metadata types are described in the SAS Open Metadata Interface: Reference. ... Read more

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Step-by-step examples are your guide as you use the windowing interface to the SQL procedure. The SQL Query window supports the PROC SQL Pass-Through Facility and enables you to access data through remote hosts using SAS/CONNECT software. You can also design reports with PROC REPORT based on your SQL Query window's output. In this guide you will learn basic query concepts, how to perform basic queries on single and multiple tables, how to use advanced SQL Query window features, and how to customize the SQL Query window environment. This guide is written for those who are familiar with basic SAS terminology and concepts. No previous experience with PROC SQL or SAS code is needed. ... Read more

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Increase the modularity, flexibility, and maintainabilityof your SAS code with the SAS macro facility!This comprehensivereference provides complete descriptions of macro language featuresand of interfaces between the macro facility and other parts of SASsoftware.Chapters on debugging macros and on writing efficient andportable macros will increase your productivity in macro programming.To take advantage of this book, you should have at least anintermediate knowledge of base SAS programming. This title isavailable for purchase as a hardcopy or digital book, or in the SASOnlineDoc CD-ROM with PDF files. The HTML version of SAS OnlineDocCD-ROM is shipped free with Version 8.

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Power SAS: A Survival Guide is designed to provide the millions of SAS users with the largest and most comprehensive collection of SAS tips and techniques ever offered. Kirk Lafler is an Internet and software consultant with 25 years of experience providing clients around the world with innovative technical solutions and training. Kirk's tips will help you leverage features of SAS that even the most experienced SAS users may not know.

Whether you read it cover to cover, browse through it in your free time, or use it as a reference by looking up pertinent tips, this book is an invaluable self-help resource for working smarter, and for troubleshooting and resolving SAS problems and errors. The book's organization makes it easy for SAS users of all experience levels&emdash;programmers, statisticians, database programmers and administrators, technical managers, technical support staff, and students&emdash;to find what they need. The nine chapters cover SAS basics, data access, data step programming, data manipulation, data management, data presentation, efficiency and performance, configuration and support, and SAS 9.

Customer Reviews (3)

Utterly and Completely useless
This is without a doubt the lousiest, laziest, most poorly-written book I have ever tried to use on SAS. It only left me more confused.

The approach is a "survey" approach, ie, presented as a summary of the possible commands you can use, without an explanation of syntax, structure or programming ideas. This is clearly meant for computer programmers looking to pick up a little bit of info on SAS. Serious analysts will find nothing but chapter after chapter of mutant schlock-dribble.

A lot of verbage, not much meat
If you are out to learn SAS, this book is probably not your best choice.If know SAS reasonably well and want a reference book, this book may or may not be for you. Very little examples of program code and output displays with too many subtitles, that do not flow well.

Choppy and hard to read
My opinion is that this book is choppy, cryptic and hard to read.It has a strange format where the information is devided up into little blurbs, that made little if any sense.I would humbly recommend that the author take a writing course or two. ... Read more