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Title: SAS Survival Analysis Techniques for Medical Research, Second Edition
Author: Alan Cantor
Description:
If you are new to survival analysis or want to expand your capabilities in this area, you'll benefit from Alan Cantor's follow-up to Extending SAS® Survival Analysis Techniques for Medical Research. This second edition presents the theory and methods of survival analysis along with extensive discussions of the SAS procedures that are used to implement the methods described. New features include a discussion of permutation and randomization tests; a discussion of the use of data imputation; an expanded discussion of power for Cox regression; descriptions of the new features of SAS®9, such as confidence bands for the Kaplan-Meier curve; appendixes that cover mathematical and statistical background topics needed in survival analysis; and student exercises.
- SAS product addressed: SAS/STAT
- Selling price: 49.95 USD
- ISBN: 1-59047-135-0
- Page count: 248
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Title: Health Care Data and SAS
Author: Marge Scerbo, Craig Dickstein and Alan Wilson
Description:
Finally! A book that draws together tried-and-true techniques for using SAS to work with health care data. New and experienced SAS programmers and analysts working in health care data analysis will find this book invaluable in their daily professional lives. Health care data can be diverse and complicated. With this book, you learn how to use SAS to access the information within the data.
- SAS products addressed: Base SAS
- Selling price: 37.95 USD
- ISBN: 1-58025-865-4
- Page count:300
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New SAS Data Integration Studio 3.3 User's Guide
SAS Data Integration Studio is a visual design tool that enables you to consolidate and manage enterprise data from a variety of source systems, applications and technologies. This manual explains how to use SAS Data Integration Studio to specify metadata for sources, to specify metadata for targets, and create jobs that specify how data is extracted, transformed, and loaded from sources to targets.
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New and Updated Guides for SAS® 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform!
The business Intelligence guides offer a quick overview of the architecture behind the SAS Intelligence Platform, simple installation instructions and the best way to administer your enterprise system. This release provides you with a new guide for performing security-related administrative tasks and a separate document of pre-installation checklists. The new and updated guides are available in SAS OnlineDoc and on http://support.sas.com/pubs.
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New Documentation for SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2
SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 is the SAS data mining solution that addresses the entire data mining process using an intuitive Java point-and-click interface. This guide introduces you to the core functionality of SAS Enterprise Miner and shows you how to perform basic data mining tasks.
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SAS Web Report Studio 3.1 and SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office 2.1: Training Now Available
All of the existing lessons for SAS Web Report Studio and SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office now contain training for both the previous and the new versions of the corresponding software. Customers who have already-licensed e-learning products for the previous software version will automatically receive training for the new version.
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Recommended Statistics Titles
Now available through SAS Press: A collection of statistical references frequently recommended by SAS experts to customers seeking to enhance their use of SAS.
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ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor Training - New!
SAS introduces "ISO 9001:2000 Internal Auditor" training via Live Web! Learn the importance of quality control in your organization from the comfort of your own office or home.
One of the keys to an effective quality management system is to understand the importance of a unified work force. The ISO 9001:2000 standard focuses on ways to improve processes, resulting in improved goods and services. Get started on your certification today!
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Join SAS for a Special Three-part Webcast Series
How can you ensure the quality and precision of your forecasts? "Finding the Flaws in Forecasting to Decrease Forecast Error," a three-part series, will discuss the pros and cons of injecting judgment into forecasting to give a better understanding of how to eliminate the flaws that sacrifice accuracy and efficiency. You'll walk away from the series knowing how to:
- Measure the performance and value that are added by your current forecasting efforts
- Identify and eliminate process waste
- Evaluate the role of management intervention in the forecasting process
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SAS Certification
Successful SAS Certified Professionals say it best: "In today's job market, being SAS Certified gives you that extra competitive edge."
Ready to take the next step in your career? Prove it to yourself, your colleagues and your competition. Put your skills to the test and earn a globally recognized credential from SAS. Visit support.sas.com/certification today, and see how SAS is committed to helping you move ahead in your career.
Also now available, the new SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS®9. Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam with the official guide by the SAS Certified Professional Program. New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam will find this guide an invaluable, convenient and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Learn more.
New Analytics Lecture Series
This summer, SAS Education will launch a new 13-week analytics lecture series that discusses the latest trends and business issues in the industry. This new series will offer half-day educational sessions from some of the most highly regarded analytical thought leaders in the world. The program is delivered via SAS' state-of-the-art Live Web technology, so participants can interact with presenters and fellow attendees in real time.
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