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| Starting with Raw Data: The Basics |
Introduction to Raw Data
| Purpose |
To create a SAS data set from raw data, you must examine the data records first to determine how the data values that you want to read are arranged. Then you can look at the styles of reading input that are available in the INPUT statement. SAS provides three basic input styles:
You can use these styles individually, in combination with each other, or in conjunction with various line-hold specifiers, line-pointer controls, and column-pointer controls. This section demonstrates various ways of using the INPUT statement to turn your raw data into SAS data sets.You can enter the data directly in a DATA step or use an existing file of raw data. If your data is machine readable, then you need to learn how to use those tools that enable SAS to read them. If your data is not yet entered, then you can choose the input style that enables you to enter the data most easily.
| Prerequisites |
You should understand the concepts presented in What Is the SAS System? and Introduction to DATA Step Processing before continuing.
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