learning sas by example

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1、PraisefromtheExperts®“IwishthatRonCody’snewbook,LearningSASbyExample:AProgrammer’sGuide,hadbeenaroundwhenIwasfirstlearningSAS!ThisimpressivebooksteadilymovesthereaderfromSASnovicetoSASauthorityin26well-written,well-pacedchapters.Allofthebasicsarecove

2、redinthisbook;thefundamentalsoftheDATAstep,gettingdataintoandoutofSAS,conditionalanditerativeprocessing,SASfunctionsandformats,importantSASprocedures,creatingfrequencyandtabularreports,andgeneratingoutputinpublishableformatssuchasRTFandPDF.“Thisbooki

3、swellsuitedforpeoplewhoarejustlearningSAS,aswellasforpeoplewhowouldlikeabroad-basedSASreference.Thereareplentyofsolidexamplesthatemphasizethematerialinthechapters.Eachchapterendswithexercisesthattestthereader’sunderstandingoftheconceptsandtheSAScodep

4、resented.Becauseofits®pacing,breadth,andscope,IhavenodoubtthatLearningSASbyExample:AProgrammer’sGuidewillbecomethepreferredbookforlearningSASsoftwareinbusiness,government,andeducationalinstitutionstheworldover.”MichaelA.RaithelSeniorSystemsAnalystWes

5、tat“ItisrefreshingtofindthehighlightsofSASallinonebook,essentiallya‘souptonuts’ofSASconcepts!Theauthorhasorganizedthebookwell.ItstartswithsimpleapplicationsofSASandgraduallyworksuptoadvancedtopicslikeODSandSQL.Asthenameimplies,everyconceptispresented

6、withlucidexamples.“ThisbookisidealforprogrammerswhoarenoviceSASusersbutcannotaffordthetimetolearnSASinaformalmanner.EvenadvancedusersofSAScanbenefitfromtheexcellentexamplesandrefreshtheirmemoriesoflong-forgottendetailsofoptionsandsyntax.”PriyaSureshR

7、esearchProgrammerAnalystRTIInternationalResearchTrianglePark,NorthCarolina“Teachersandstudentswilllovethedetailedcodeexamplesandnumerousproblems.®ThebookisdestinedtobecomeaclassiclikeRon’sAppliedStatisticsandtheSASProgrammingLanguage,whichisnowinitsf

8、ifthedition.”IanWhitlock“RonCody’snewestbookcanservenotonlyasatextbookforaSASprogrammingcourse,butalsoasareferenceforintermediate-levelprogrammers.Thebookbeginswithbasicdatainputmethodsandadvancesthroughmergingdatasetsandmorecomplextasks.®“Iwouldreco