SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition

New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the Base Programming for SAS 9 exam will find the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9 to be an invaluable, convenient, and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Major topics include importing and exporting raw data files, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors. You will also become familiar with the enhancements and new functionality that are available in SAS 9. Each chapter includes a quiz on the chapter's contents. This guide provides you with a solid study resource as well as a go-to reference for your library. Basic concepts Referencing files and setting options Editing and debugging SAS programs Creating list reports Creating SAS data sets from external files Understanding DATA step processing Creating and applying user-defined formats Producing descriptive statistics Producing HTML output Creating and managing variables Reading SAS data sets Combining SAS data sets Transforming data with SAS functions Generating data with DO loops Processing variables with arrays Reading raw data in fixed fields Reading free-format data Reading date and time values Creating a single observation from multiple records Creating multiple observations from a single record Reading hierarchical files Quiz answer keys. Preparing for the SAS Base Programming for SAS 9 exam just got easier Contains the tools you need to become SAS certified, including the SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, Third Edition, access code for the SAS Certification Practice Exam: Base Programming for SAS 9, and a SAS Certification Exam voucher.