Basics of SAS

This is an introductory course under CBCS.

The contents of the course are as follows : 

  • Course  code : (to be allotted by the system)
  • Title of the course :  Basics of  SAS
  • Department at which course will be conducted : Department of Statistics
  • Duration:     FOUR weeks
  • Contact Sessions : Theory -10 hours   and   Practical :15 .hours
  • Credits :   One             
  • Course Coordinator/Instructor:  Dr. D. T. Shirke
  • Eligibility : A graduate student with good software skills. Students studying at M.Sc. in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Electronics, MBA, MCA.
  • Intake :                        Min:  10                      Max.: 20
  • Course offered during : Even/Odd semester
  • Course Fee:  Rs 3000/-
  • Course Contents: 

Introduction to SAS,  Common structure of SAS, Getting familier with interface with Base SAS System, 

Accessing Data, Use FORMATTED, LIST and COLUMN input to read raw data files,Use  of INFILE statement options to control processing when reading raw data files,Use various components of an INPUT statement to process raw data files including column and line pointer controls, and trailing @ controls, Combine SAS data sets using the DATA step

Creating Data Structures, Create temporary and permanent SAS data sets, Create and manipulate SAS date values, Use DATA Step statements to export data to standard and comma delimited raw data files,  Control which observations and variables in a SAS data set are processed and output.

Managing Data : PROC step, Investigate SAS data libraries using base SAS utility procedures, Sort observations in a SAS data set, Conditionally execute SAS statements, Use assignment statements in the DATA step, Modify variable attributes using options and statements in the DATA step, Accumulate sub-totals and totals using DATA step statements, Use SAS functions to manipulate character data, numeric data, and SAS date values, Use SAS functions to convert character data to numeric and vice versa, Process data using DO LOOPS, Process data using SAS arrays

Generating Reports : Generate list reports using the PRINT and REPORT procedures, Generate summary reports and frequency tables using base SAS procedures, Enhance reports through the use of labels, SAS formats, user-defined formats, titles, footnotes, and SAS System reporting options, Generate HTML reports using ODS statement. Error handling.

    There shall be hands-on sessions Practice Sessions where students get familie

 with SAS with simple SAS programs.

 

 

 

Examination : (Method & Details)

 

There shall be Theory as well as Practical Examination each for 50 marks.

Structure for Theory paper : These shall be 50 MCQs each carrying one mark. All will be compulsory.

Practical Examination will be for three hours. There shall be 8 questions each carrying 10 marks. Students have to attempt any FIVE.

Passing head for Theory and Practical will be separate and Passing marks are 40% in each.

Text Books / Reference Books:

 

Recommended Texts:

 

Delwiche, Lora D. (2008), The Little SAS Book: Primer, Fourth Edition. Cary, NC: SAS Publishing. ISBN: 9781599947259

 

Cody, Ronald P. and Jeffrey K. Smith (2006), Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, Fifth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.  ISBN 0-13-146532-5

 

SAS Institute Inc. (2009), SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9, 2nd Edition, Cary, NC: SAS Institute, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-60764-045-5 .