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SAS/IML®

SAS/IML®  

Easily translate mathematical formulas into programs for data analysis, optimization and matrix computations with this powerful matrix programming language. You can apply SAS/IML software to tasks ranging from simple matrix manipulations to sophisticated statistical estimation techniques. It is also useful for tasks including root finding, numerical integration, linear programming, nonlinear optimization, bootstrap estimation and simulation. With this powerful matrix programming language software, you can concentrate on solving problems because activities such as memory allocation and dimensioning of matrices are performed automatically.

You can use the iml action on the SAS® Viya® platform to run traditional IML programs and to write custom parallel programs. 

 

The most recent release is SAS/IML 15.3.

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Programming with SAS/IML® Software

Learn how to use the IML procedure via the programming language. You'll benefit from this course if you plan to use SAS/IML for manipulating matrices, simulating data, writing custom statistical analyses, or working with R. The programs in this course require SAS/IML 12.3 or later to run.

 
 


SAS® Programming for R Users   

This course is for experienced R users who want to apply their existing skills and extend them to the SAS environment. Emphasis is on programming, not statistical theory or interpretation. You should have knowledge of plotting, manipulating data, iterative processing, creating functions, applying functions, linear models, generalized linear models, mixed models, stepwise model selection, matrix algebra, and statistical simulations.
 
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Previous Versions

15.X

SAS/IML 15.2

SAS/IML 15.1

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 15.1 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 15.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

14.X

SAS/IML 14.3

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 14.3 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 14.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 14.2

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 14.2 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 14.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 14.1

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 14.1 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 14.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

13.X

SAS/IML 13.2

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 13.2 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 13.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 13.1

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 13.1 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 13.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

12.X

SAS/IML 12.3 and 12.1

Note: SAS/IML 12.3 was a maintenance release with no new features. The SAS/IML 12.3 documentation applies to both SAS/IML 12.3 and 12.1.

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 12.3 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 12.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

 

9.X

SAS/IML 9.3

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.4 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.4: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 9.22

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.3 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 9.2

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.2 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML 9.1.3

15.X

SAS/IML Studio 15.1

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 15.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

14.X

SAS/IML Studio 14.3

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 14.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 14.2

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 14.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 14.1

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 14.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

 

13.X

SAS/IML Studio 13.2

  • SAS/IML Studio 13.2 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 13.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 13.2 Help [HTML]

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 13.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 13.1

  • SAS/IML Studio 13.1 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 13.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 13.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML

 

 

12.X

SAS/IML Studio 12.3 and 12.1

Note: SAS/IML Studio 12.3 was a maintenance release with few new features. The SAS/IML Studio 12.3 documentation applies to both SAS/IML Studio 12.3 and 12.1.  

  • SAS/IML Studio 12.3 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 12.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 12.3 Help [HTML]

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 12.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

 

3.X

SAS/IML Studio 3.4

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.4 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.4: User's Guide PDF | HTML

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 9.3 User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 3.3

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.3 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.3: User's Guide PDF | HTML

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 9.22 User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 3.2

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.2 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML

Related Documentation

  • SAS/IML 9.2 User's Guide PDF | HTML

SAS/IML Studio 3.11

  • SAS/IML Studio 3.11 for SAS/STAT Users PDF | HTML
  • SAS/IML Studio 3.11: User's Guide PDF | HTML

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9.X

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