SAS Programming by Example

Preface

Acknowledgements

Manipulating Data

1 INPUT and INFILE

• Building a SAS Data Set from Raw Data

2 Data Recoding

• Grouping Data Values

3 SET, MERGE, and UPDATE

• Reading and Combining SAS Data Sets

4 Table Lookup Tools

• Relating Information from Multiple Sources

5 SAS Functions

• Data Translation Tools

6 SAS Dates

• Reading, Writing, and 'Rithmetic with Date Values
• Programming Tips and Techniques

7 SAS Arrays

• Avoiding Repetitious DATA Step Coding

8 RETAIN

• "Remembering" Values from Previous Observations
• Presenting Your Data

9 PROC PRINT

• Writing Simple Reports

10 PROC MEANS and PROC UNIVARITE

• Producing Descriptive Statistics and Summary Data Sets

11 PROC FORMAT

• Using and Creating Formatting Tools

12 PROC CHART

• Charting Your Data

13 PROC PLOT

• Plotting Your Data
• A Collection of Efficiency Tips

14 Efficiency

• Making Your Programs More Efficient

Appendix

Problem Solutions

Index