Chapter 1 Getting Started

Elementary Statistics Using SAS helps you analyze your data in SAS. This chapter discusses the following topics:

  • gives an overview of the book that explains the purpose, audience, organization, and how to use the book
  • introduces basic concepts for using SAS
  • describes how to start SAS, get help, and exit
  • gives a simple example of using SAS
  • introduces several SAS statements

Introducing This Book

Purpose

Audience

What This Book Is and Isn’t

How This Book Is Organized

Typographic Conventions

How to Use This Book

Introducing SAS Software

Working with Your Computer

Understanding the Ways of Using SAS

Identifying Your SAS Release

Identifying Your On-Site SAS Support Personnel

Summarizing the Structure of SAS Software

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