Statistical Programming in SAS®
By A. John Bailer

In book, author A. John Bailer integrates SAS tools with interesting statistical applications and uses SAS 9.2 as a platform to introduce programming ideas for statistical analysis, data management, and data display and simulation. Written in a reader-friendly and narrative style, the book includes extensive examples and case studies to present a well-structured introduction to programming issues.

JMP® Essentials: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for New Users
By Curt Hinrichs and Chuck Boiler

Time is a scarce commodity in today's business environment. This book is designed for the new or occasional JMP user who needs to generate meaningful graphs or results quickly. The authors, drawing on their extensive experience working with customers with little or no background in JMP, survey the essentials of JMP and what new users typically need.

JMP® Means Business: Statistical Models for Management
By Josef Schmee and Jane E. Oppenlander

SAS has been busy updating SAS documentation. See what's new for August!

• SAS/QC® 9.2 User's Guide
• SAS/GRAPH® 9.2: ODS Graphics Designer User's Guide
• SAS/GRAPH® 9.2: Statistical Graphics Procedures Guide, Second Edition
• SAS® 9.2 Intelligence Platform: Overview, Second Edition
• SAS® 9.2 XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide, Second Edition
• SAS® 9.2 Language Reference: Concepts, Second Edition
• SAS/GRAPH® 9.2: Reference, Second Edition
• SAS® Data Quality Server 9.2: Reference, Second Edition
• Base SAS® 9.2 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Third Edition
• SAS® 9.2 Companion for Windows, Second Edition
• SAS/ACCESS® 9.2 Interface to PC Files: Reference, Second Edition
• SAS/ACCESS® 9.2 for Relational Databases: Reference, Third Edition
• Grid Computing in SAS® 9.2, Third Edition
• SAS® 9.2 Drivers for ODBC: User's Guide, Second Edition

Grasping the basics of JMP® Scripting Language (JSL) or learning SAS® programming can be intimidating and challenging. We can help with two books from our SAS Press Library. Wendy Murphrey and Rosemary Lucas are both support analysts in the Technical Support Division of SAS Institute, Inc., providing customer support for JMP software. Their book, Jump into JMP® Scripting, won the Award of Merit in the 2009-2010 Society for Technical Communication, Carolina Chapter's Technical Publications Competition. A Principal Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Robert Rutledge created and maintains an automated system based on SAS for monitoring the field reliability of Sun products. The automated system has become the standard for field reliability reporting within the company. In Just Enough SAS®, he provides "just enough" instruction on a variety of topics so that a new SAS user can become productive very quickly.

Jump into JMP® Scripting
By Wendy Murphrey and Rosemary Lucas

This book contains the essentials for getting started with the JMP Scripting Language (JSL). The first part of the book explains JSL topics in an easy-to-understand style based on the authors' extensive experience. Each topic includes step-by-step instructions and plenty of code examples. The second part of the book is a rich source of example scripts showing how to perform specific JSL tasks. Using a unique question-and-answer format, each example answers a question with a script sample. In addition, many examples include a discussion section that explains functions in detail or provides additional references.

Just Enough SAS®
By Robert A. Rutledge