Customizing Your Data Analysis with SAS Stat Studio
Duration: 2 half-day session CEU: 0.6
Stat Studio is a new product in SAS 9.2 for high-end statistical analysis. It is intended for use by cutting-edge problem solvers who are familiar with SAS STAT and SAS/IML, but who require greater versatility and interactivity to program new methods and explore their results graphically. Stat Studio, which is included with the SAS/IML product, provides a graphical interface for many statistical analyses as well as a programming language that combines SAS programming, IML programming, and interactive data analysis. This course uses SAS Stat Studio 3.1 to produce innovative data analysis solutions through SAS/STAT procedures, IML programming, IMLPlus programming, and a point-and-click interface. Extensive knowledge of IML programming is not necessary for the course, although some familiarity is helpful. Emphasis is on IMLPlus, the extended IML language that ties together data, analysis, and graphics. Students will learn through lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on practice the basics of using SAS Stat Studio 3.1. The course also highlights several advanced topics for extending analyses further.
Learn how to
- navigate Stat Studio software
- write IMLPlus programs
- work with SAS and IML data
- create customized graphics
Who should attend
Advanced statistical analysts who want to learn to use Stat Studio and IMLPlus programmingPrerequisites
Before attending this course, you should be very comfortable with complex programming tasks. It is recommended that you be familiar with at least two of the following:- programming with SAS/STAT procedures
- programming with SAS/IML through PROC IML
- programming in an object-oriented language such as C++ or Java.
This course is ideally suited to accompany Introduction to Programming with SAS/IML Software
Course Contents
Introduction to Stat Studio- navigating the Stat Studio environment
- understanding IMLPlus, the Stat Studio programming language
- working with data in Stat Studio Understanding the DataObject class
- submitting SAS programs in IMLPlus
- creating basic graphs
- customizing graphs with methods
- working with and creating modules in IMLPlus
- customizing graphs with modules
- computing and plotting custom quantities
- querying for user input to an analysis
- appending a menu item to a plot to perform custom analysis
- animating a series of graphs
Software Addressed
This course addresses the following software product(s): SAS/STAT, SAS IML. This course addresses SAS Stat Studio 3.1, which is included with the SAS/IML license for SAS 9.2. SAS/STAT software is also required for full functionality of Stat Studio.Course Materials
Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins. The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials, including the exercise files. Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.System Requirements
For Live Web, you must- review and follow the general system requirements.
- complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
- run this test to connect to a virtual lab session. If
firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will need the following software installed and
configured in your environment to participate in the course exercises:
- Base SAS, SAS/STAT, SAS/IML, and SAS Stat Studio 3.1 software (Windows client application that is included with your SAS/IML license), Release 9.2, on a Windows operating system
U.S. Schedule
| 04DEC2008 Live Web, |
Check for additional and updated schedule information online at support.sas.com/courses/lwststu.html.