SAS 8: Combining and Updating Data Sets
Product Code: SASS09 Time: 5 Hour(s) CEUs: .50

Summary:

This course presents various methods for combining and updating existing SAS data sets.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Create new data sets through concatenating, interleaving or merging observations
  • Update a master data set with values from a transaction data set
  • Manipulate a SAS data set in place
  • Read a data set twice
  • Determine the source of an observation
  • Combine portions of data sets
  • Read only certain observations
  • Access observations nonsequentially

Outline:

  • Concatenating Data Sets
  • Interleaving and Merging Data Sets
  • Updating with UPDATE
  • Updating with MODIFY
  • Using Other Techniques

Features:

  • Exercises that allow users to practice the application
  • A file containing the text of the exercises
  • Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
  • A glossary
  • A Skill Assessment

Applicability:

This course is for end users, programmers and business professionals who have an introductory level of experience with SAS.

Prerequisites:

SAS 8: IntroductionSAS 8: Using SASSAS 8: Data ManipulationSAS 8: DATA Step ProgrammingSAS 8: ResultsSAS 8: Display Manager SystemSAS 8: Data LibrariesSAS 8: Inputting Data and PROC SQL

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Authorware and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

Copyright Information:

  • SAS is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc.

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