Course Catalog - 2018-2019

     

STAT 406 - SAS STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING

Long Title: SAS STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING
Department: Statistics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): STAT 305 OR STAT 312 OR ECON 307 OR ECON 382 OR STAT 385 OR STAT 310 OR STAT 315
Description: Students will learn how to work within the statistical programming language SAS. The course covers from getting data into SAS, transforming and plotting it, to applying appropriate statistical analysis, and communicating the results. Important topics such as database managing with SQL, macro programming, interactive Matrix Language, and efficient programming in general are integrated throughout the course. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: STAT 606. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for STAT 406 if student has credit for STAT 606. Repeatable for Credit.