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Accessing Data: Understanding SAS Libraries and Importing Data
- Accessing Data in SAS Libraries (Video)
- Accessing a SAS Library
- Using Data Libraries
- LIBNAME Statement Syntax
- LIBNAME Statement Syntax for the V9 Engine
- Overview: PROC IMPORT
- PROC IMPORT Statement Syntax
- Example: Importing a Comma-Delimited File with a CSV Extension
- Using the Import Data Utility in SAS Studio (Video)
- Creating a SAS Table from a CSV File (Video)
- How to Automatically Generate XMLMap Files (Video)
- How to Generate Custom XMLMap Files (Video)
Exploring and Validating Your Data Using SAS Procedures and Built-in Tasks
- Overview: PRINT Procedure
- About the List Data Task
- Overview: FREQ Procedure
- About the One-Way Frequencies Task
- The One-Way Frequencies Task in SAS Studio (Video)
- Overview: MEANS Procedure
- About the Summary Statistics Task
- The Summary Statistics Task in SAS Studio (Video)
- About the Data Exploration Task
- Example: Exploring the SASHELP.CARS Data
Preparing and Manipulating Your Data
- About SAS DATA Step Statements
- How the DATA Step Works: A Basic Introduction
- Merging SAS Tables in a DATA Step (Video)
- Filtering a SAS Table in a DATA Step (Video)
- Creating a New Column in SAS (Video)
- Performing Conditional Logic in SAS (Video)
- Formatting Values in SAS (Video)
- Getting Started with the Macro Facility
- Using %IF-%THEN-%ELSE in SAS Programs
- Introduction to the SQL Procedure
- Comparing PROC SQL with the SAS DATA Step
- PROC SQL - Joining Two Tables
- Recoding Values
- Recoding Ranges of Values
Analyzing and Reporting on Your Data
- Overview: FREQ Procedure
- Example: One-Way Frequencies of Unit Sales
- Overview: MEANS Procedure
- Example: Summary Statistics of Unit Sales
- Overview: SGPLOT Procedure
- Example: Bar Chart
- Overview: CORR Procedure
- Example: Correlation Analysis of Cars Data
- Overview: REG Procedure
- Example: Regression Analysis on Student Data
- Overview: TIMEDATA Procedure
- Example: Time Series Exploration on Price Data
Base SAS tip sheets
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Documentation
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SAS Viya Platform
SAS 9.4
Related Documentation
Previous Versions
SAS 9.3
Quick Links
- What's New in SAS 9.3 HTML
- SAS 9.3 Procedures by Name and Product HTML
- SAS 9.3 Language Reference by Name, Product, and Category HTML
Videos
About the SAS Language
- SAS 9.3 Language Reference: Concepts, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- Getting Started with the SAS 9.3 Output Delivery System PDF | HTML
SAS Procedure Guides
- Base SAS 9.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- Base SAS 9.3 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Second Edition PDF | HTML (compatible with the second maintenance release for SAS 9.3)
- Base SAS 9.3 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures PDF
- SAS 9.3 National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Output Delivery System: User's Guide, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 ODS Graphics: Procedures Guide, Third Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 SQL Procedure: User's Guide PDF | HTML Updated May 2017
- Data sets for SAS 9.3 SQL Procedure: User's Guide ZIP
DATA Step References
- SAS 9.3 Component Objects: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Data Set Options: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Formats and Informats: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Functions and CALL Routines: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Output Delivery System: User's Guide, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Statements: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 System Options: Reference, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- Base SAS 9.3 Utilities: Reference PDF | HTML
Macros
Operating Environment Specific Information
- SAS 9.3 Companion for UNIX Environments PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Companion for Windows PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 VSAM Processing for z/OS PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Companion for z/OS, Second Edition PDF | HTML
ODS Graphics
- SAS 9.3 ODS Graphics: Getting Started with Business and Statistical Graphics PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 ODS Graphics: Procedures Guide, Third Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 ODS Graphics Designer: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 ODS Graphics Editor: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Graph Template Language: Reference, Third Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Graph Template Language: User's Guide PDF | HTML
More Documentation
- Base SAS Glossary HTML
- Base SAS 9.3 Guide to Information Maps PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Guide to Metadata-Bound Libraries PDF | HTML
- Moving and Accessing SAS 9.3 Files PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 CDISC Procedure: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Interface to Application Response Measurement (ARM): Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Language Interfaces to Metadata PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Logging: Configuration and Programming Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 SQL Query Window: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS Universal Viewer 1.2: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 LIBNAME Engine for DataFlux Federation Server: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.3 XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS Software PDF | HTML
- Encryption in SAS 9.3, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- The documentation for SAS/SECURE is in Encryption in SAS 9.3.
- The documentation for the SAS/ACCESS Interface to Hadoop is in SAS/ACCESS 9.3 for Relational Databases: Reference, Second Edition. The FILENAME statement (for the Hadoop access method) is in SAS 9.3 Statements: Reference, and the HADOOP procedure is in the Base SAS 9.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition.
- Help for Base SAS is accessible within the product.
SAS 9.2
What's New in SAS 9.2 PDF | HTML
Most Used Documentation
- Base SAS 9.2 Procedures Guide PDF | HTML
- Base SAS 9.2 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Third Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Procedures by Name and Product HTML
- SAS 9.2 Language Reference by Name, Product, and Category HTML
- SAS 9.2 Language Reference: Concepts, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fourth Edition PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Macro Language: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Output Delivery System: User's Guide PDF | HTML
Operating Environment Specific Information
More Documentation
- Base SAS Glossary HTML
- Base SAS 9.2 Guide to Information Maps PDF | HTML
- Encryption in SAS 9.2 PDF | HTML
- Moving and Accessing SAS 9.2 Files PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 CDISC Procedure: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Interface to Application Response Measurement (ARM): Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Language Interfaces to Metadata PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Logging: Configuration and Programming Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 SQL Procedure User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 SQL Query Window: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS Universal Viewer 1.1: User's Guide PDF | HTML
- SAS 9.2 XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide, Second Edition PDF | HTML
- Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS Software PDF | HTML
- Help for Base SAS is accessible within the product.
SAS 9, 9.1, 9.1.2, and 9.1.3
What's New in SAS 9, 9.1, 9.1.2, and 9.1.3 PDF
Most Used Documentation
- Base SAS 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Dictionary, Fifth Edition PDF
- SAS 9.1 Macro Language: Reference PDF
- SAS 9.1 National Language Support (NLS): User's Guide PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 Output Delivery System: User's Guide PDF
Operating Environment Specific Information
- SAS 9.1 Companion for OpenVMS Alpha PDF
- SAS 9.1 Companion for UNIX Environments PDF
- SAS 9.1 Companion for Windows PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS PDF
More Documentation
- Base SAS Guide to Information Maps PDF
- Data Security Technologies in SAS 9.1.3 PDF
- Moving and Accessing SAS 9.1 Files PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 Metadata LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide, Second Edition PDF
- SAS 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference PDF
- SAS 9.1 SQL Procedure User's Guide PDF
- SAS 9.1 SQL Query Window: User's Guide PDF
- SAS 9.1.3 XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide PDF
- Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS Software PDF
- Help for Base SAS is accessible within the product.
Additional Software Documentation
- Moving and Accessing SAS 9.1 Files
- SAS 9.1 Companion for OpenVMS Alpha
- SAS 9.1 Companion for UNIX Environments
- SAS 9.1 Companion for Windows PDF
- SAS 9.1 Companion for z/OS
- SAS 9.1.2 Data Security Technologies
- SAS 9.1 Language Reference: Concepts
- SAS 9.1 Language Reference: Dictionary
- SAS 9.1 Macro Language: Reference c
- SAS 9.1 Metadata LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide
- SAS 9.1 National Language Support (NLS): User's Guide
- SAS 9.1 Output Delivery System: User's Guide
- SAS 9.1 Scalable Performance Data Engine: Reference
- SAS 9.1 SQL Procedure User's Guide
- SAS 9.1 SQL Query Window: User's Guide
- SAS System for CMS: What's New in Version 8
- SAS 9.1 XML LIBNAME Engine: User's Guide
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