Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition

Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition

by Rebecca A. Ottesen, Lora D. Delwiche, Susan J. Slaughter
Released January 2020
Publisher(s): SAS Institute
ISBN: 9781642955255

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Book description

Hone your SAS skills with Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition!

Now in its sixth edition, the best-selling The Little SAS Book just keeps getting better. Readers worldwide study this easy-to-follow book to help them learn the basics of SAS programming. Rebecca Ottesen has once again teamed up with the authors of The Little SAS Book, Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter, to provide a way to challenge and improve your SAS skills through thought-provoking questions, exercises, and projects. Each chapter has been updated to match The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition. The book contains a mixture of multiple-choice questions, open-ended discussion topics, and programming exercises with selected answers and hints. It also includes comprehensive programming projects that are designed to encourage self-study and to test the skills developed by The Little SAS Book.

Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition is a hands-on workbook that is designed to improve your SAS skills whether you are a student or a professional.

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. About This Book
  3. About The Authors
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Chapter 1
  6. Getting Started Using SAS Software
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  7. Chapter 2
  8. Accessing Your Data
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  9. Chapter 3
  10. Working with Your Data
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  11. Chapter 4
  12. Sorting, Printing, and Summarizing Your Data
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  13. Chapter 5
  14. Enhancing Your Output with ODS
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  15. Chapter 6
  16. Modifying and Combining SAS Data Sets
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  17. Chapter 7
  18. Writing Flexible Code with the SAS Macro Facility
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  19. Chapter 8
  20. Visualizing Your Data
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  21. Chapter 9
  22. Using Basic Statistical Procedures
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  23. Chapter 10
  24. Exporting Your Data
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  25. Chapter 11
  26. Debugging Your SAS Programs
    1. Multiple Choice
    2. Short Answer
    3. Programming Exercises
  27. PROJECTS
    1. Health and Human Services
    2. Trends in the United States Census Data
    3. United States Federal Election Commission Donations
    4. Lottery
    5. Loan Strategies
    6. Twitter Data
    7. World Bank
    8. Toxic Chemicals
  28. Selected Solutions
    1. Chapter 1—Getting Started Using SAS Software
    2. Chapter 2—Accessing Your Data
    3. Chapter 3—Working with Your Data
    4. Chapter 4—Sorting, Printing, and Summarizing Your Data
    5. Chapter 5—Enhancing Your Output with ODS
    6. Chapter 6—Modifying and Combining SAS Data Sets
    7. Chapter 7—Writing Flexible Code with the SAS Macro Facility
    8. Chapter 8—Visualizing Your Data
    9. Chapter 9—Using Basic Statistical Procedures
    10. Chapter 10—Exporting Your Data
    11. Chapter 11—Debugging Your SAS Programs

Product information

  • Title: Exercises and Projects for The Little SAS Book, Sixth Edition
  • Author(s): Rebecca A. Ottesen, Lora D. Delwiche, Susan J. Slaughter
  • Release date: January 2020
  • Publisher(s): SAS Institute
  • ISBN: 9781642955255