Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
STAT 606 - 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):
Graduate
Description: This course will cover the following: (1) DATA step including arrays, merging, do-loop processing, if then else statements, set statements importing and exporting, space optimization, (2) PROC TABULATE and PROC REPORT, (3) Brief functions survey, e.g. random number generators, character and mathematical functions, time and data functions etc., (4) Formats, (5) Brief survey of statistical PROC's, (6) SAS ODS (Output Delivery System) from statistical procedures, (7) Output datasets from statistical procedures, (8) PROC GRAPH and Statistical Graphics Procedures (SGPLOT, SGPANEL, SGSCATTER), (9) PROC SQL (includes built-in short course on basic SQL), (10) PROC IML including functions, subroutines and optimization etc., (11) Macro programming facility. Priority registration is given to STAT majors.