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This course is for those who need to learn data manipulation techniques using SAS DATA and procedure steps to access, transform, and summarize SAS data sets. The course builds on the concepts that are presented in the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course and is not recommended for beginning SAS software users.

Before attending this course, you should be able to do the following:

write DATA step code to subset rows and columns, compute new columns, and process data conditionally
sort tables using the SORT procedure
apply SAS formats

This course addresses Base SAS software.

understand and control DATA step processing
create an accumulating column and process data in groups
manipulate data with functions
convert column type
create custom formats
concatenate and merge tables
process repetitive code
restructure tables.

Controlling DATA Step Processing

setting up for this course
understanding DATA step processing
directing DATA step output

Summarizing Data

creating an accumulating column
processing data in groups

Manipulating Data with Functions

understanding SAS functions and CALL routines
using numeric and date functions
using character functions
using special functions to convert column type

Creating Custom Formats

creating and using custom formats
creating custom formats from tables

Combining Tables

concatenating tables
merging tables
identifying matching and nonmatching rows

Processing Repetitive Code

using iterative DO loops
using conditional DO loops

Restructuring Tables

restructuring data with the DATA step
restructuring data with the TRANSPOSE procedure

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

09 September 2024