DATA

SCIENCE
WITH SAS

LANGUAGE OF SAS
Introduction to SAS
Data Manipulation with SAS
Combining Datasets in SAS

Advanced SAS Concepts

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
Introduction to SAS

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
Importing Data into SAS
INFILE / INPUT
PROC IMPORT
GUI

Data Storage
Libraries

How to get data out of SAS

Gui v/s Put

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

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SAS Overview
Statistical Analysis System developed in the 1970s
Widely used to analyze large volumes of data
Multiple components:

Base SAS
SAS Graph
SAS Enterprise Miner
SAS IML
SAS BI etc.

Offers solution specific products, for example:

SAS Aerospace Solutions

SAS Credit Scoring
SAS for Health Insurance etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_(software)#Components
http://www.SAS.com/software/index.html

SAS Overview
SAS can be installed on multiple OS including:

Windows
Unix
Solaris
Linux

GUI options available on some OS

Current Base SAS version 9.4

SAS Overview
5 Main windows via Windows SAS
Program Editor
Used for writing, editing, and submitting SAS commands
and programs
Log
Displays status of SAS commands submitted
Output
Lists output of SAS commands submitted

SAS Overview
5 Main windows via Windows SAS
Results
Tracks output from various commands submitted
Explorer
Allows the user to list, view, and manage SAS datasets

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

SAS Setup

Image from http://www.psych.yorku.ca/lab/SAS/SAS4win.htm

INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

SAS Program Editor

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SAS Program Editor

Text editor that allows the
analyst to type in SAS
commands or sets of
commands (programs)
Editor is user-friendly, colorcoding of keywords available
All commands in the editor
window or part of program
can be submitted for
execution

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SAS Program Editor

Commands grouped into a
program can be saved
.SAS extension
Multiple programs (editor
windows) can be open at the
same time

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SAS Log Window

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SAS Log Window

Record of activity in a
SAS session

Displays status of
commands submitted
Successful completion
or stopped due to
errors
User-friendly color-coding
of errors or warnings

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SAS Log Window

Displays information on
data processed
Xxx records sorted
Displays information on
computing/processing time
Log files can be saved
(.log extension)
Very critical to review the
log once submitted
commands are run

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SAS Output & Results Windows

Results
Window

Output
Window

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SAS Output & Results Windows

SAS Output Window
Displays output generated from
SAS commands
Default is HTML
Text output also possible
Multiple SAS output generated in
the course of a SAS program

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Output
Window

SAS Output & Results Windows

SAS Results Window
All SAS output generated in a
current SAS instance displayed
sequentially
Can display any output in output
window by clicking on it

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Results
Window

SAS Explorer Window

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SAS Explorer Window

Like Windows Explorer, but for SAS
Displays datasets, libraries

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INTRODUCTION TO SAS
SAS Overview
SAS Setup
Base SAS Basics
Windows structure
Explorer

Data Structure
Records
Tables

SAS Data and Procs

Two concepts that are very important in SAS:

1. Data sets

2. Procedures

SAS Data and Procs

DATA SETS
Data is collated in the form of datasets in SAS

A dataset is a collection of variables with values in column format:

http://support.SAS.com/rnd/itech/doc9/dev_guide/reader/dsviewer.html

SAS Dataset
Example of a SAS dataset

SAS Data and Procs

PROCEDURES
Procedure Proc - command used to manipulate data in a particular
way

Many kinds of data manipulation will require specific procedures in

SAS

Sorting : PROC SORT

Generate summary statistics : PROC MEANS
Generate frequency distributions : PROC FREQ
Create a chart : PROC CHART
Create a linear regression model : PROC REG

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