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About Ron Cody

author pix Ron Cody, Ed.D., is a retired professor from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School who now works as a private consultant and a national instructor for SAS Institute Inc. A SAS user since 1977, Ron's extensive knowledge and innovative style have made him a popular presenter at local, regional, and national SAS conferences. He has authored or co-authored numerous books, such as Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide; SAS Programming by Example; Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, Fifth Edition; The SAS Workbook; The SAS Workbook Solutions; Cody's Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS Software; Longitudinal Data and SAS: A Programmer's Guide; and SAS Functions by Example, as well as countless articles in medical and scientific journals.
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  • Podcast: Be sure to listen in to this dynamic interview with esteemed author Ron Cody and SAS Student Programs Manager Elizabeth Ceranowski from SAS Global Forum 2009, as they discuss the popularity of Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide.
  • Podcast: Ron speaks with Shelly Goodin at the 2008 SAS Global Forum.
  • Podcast: Discover more about esteemed SAS expert and author Ron Cody.
  • Authorline Interview, January 2004
  • Authorline Interview, January 2007
Awards

STC logo 2007-2008 Society for Technical Communication, Carolina Chapter: Technical Publications Competition

Distinguished Award - Software Guides
Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide

2007-2008 Society for Technical Communication, International: Technical Publications Competition

Award of Excellence - Software Guides
Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide

Coming Soon!

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Anticipated publication date: Winter 2010

Ron Cody is busy writing the second edition to his ever popular SAS Functions by Example, which includes 180 SAS language functions. For the new edition, Ron is adding many more examples for existing SAS functions, as well as functions that are new to SAS 9.2. New functions for SAS 9.2 include character functions, date and time functions, distance functions, probability functions, and a new chapter on sort functions. The chapter on Perl Regular Expressions will also be updated to include more examples.

Like the first edition, the new edition will also include a list of SAS programs, an alphabetic list of all the functions in the book, and a comprehensive index of functions and tasks.

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Cody's Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS, Second Edition

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Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer's Guide

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Longitudinal Data and SAS: A Programmer's Guide

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SAS Functions by Example

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SAS Programming by Example

Co-authors: Ron Cody and Ray Pass

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The SAS Workbook

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The SAS Workbook Solutions

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Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, Fifth Edition

Co-authors: Ron Cody and Jeffrey K. Smith

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