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SAS

October 7, 2019 @ 11:00 am - October 10, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

 

SAS

 
This is a four-part course. RESCHEDULED TO October 7 – 10, 2019 – New times: 11am – 1pm!!
 
SAS part 1 of 4 will give an introduction to the SAS system and SAS windows. Topics to be covered include:

  • creating and saving SAS programs
  • reading in data from simple and complex text data sets
  • typing variables
  • obtaining frequencies, contents, and univariate statistics

SAS 2/4 will cover:

  • formatting variable venues
  • creating SAS libraries for storing and retrieving SAS data sets and format files
  • reading raw data from external files
  • creating new SAS data sets from existing SAS data sets, subsetting by observation and by variable

SAS 3/4 will cover:

  • how to create new SAS data sets combining information from multiple existing SAS data sets
  • how to sort, concatenate, interleave, and merge data sets
  • how to perform the t-test, and test for no association in a contingency table

For SAS 4/4, attendants will be allowed to suggest topics. Past topics include variable retyping, creating SAS datasets from SAS output; creating html and Microsoft Word tables, ANOVA, importing and exporting Excel files.
 

No registration required. UNC students, faculty, and staff will need their PID.

 
 

Instructor: Chris Wiesen

  • This class normally fills so be sure to arrive before the class start time. There are only 21 seats with computers, but a limited number of those who have laptops with SAS loaded will be allowed to sit in.
  • Students should bring a flash-drive to class.

 

Details

Start:
October 7, 2019 @ 11:00 am
End:
October 10, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
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