Cody's Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS, Second Edition

Acknowledgments

This is a very special acknowledgment since my good friend and editor, Judy Whatley has retired from SAS Institute. As a matter of fact, the first edition of this book (written in 1999) was the first book she and I worked on together. Since then Judy has edited three more of my books. Judy, you are the best!

Now I have a new editor, John West. I have known John for some time, enjoying our talks at various SAS conferences. John has the job of seeing through the last phases of this book. I expect that John and I will be working on more books in the future—what else would I do with my “spare” time? Thank you, John, for all your patience.

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