SAS For Dummies
3. Auflage April 2025
400 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Become data-savvy with the widely used data and AI software
Data and analytics are essential for any business, giving insight into what's working, what can be improved, and what else needs to be done. SAS software helps you make sure you're doing data right, with a host of data management, reporting, and analysis tools. SAS For Dummies teaches you the essentials, helping you navigate this statistical software and turn information into value. In this book, learn how to gather data, create reports, and analyze results. You'll also discover how SAS machine learning and AI can help deliver decisions based on data. Even if you're brand new to data and analytics, this easy-to-follow guide will turn you into an SAS power user.
* Become familiar with the most popular SAS applications, including SAS 9 and SAS Viya
* Connect to data, organize your information, and adopt sound data security practices
* Get a primer on working with data sets, variables, and statistical analysis
* Explore and analyze data through SAS programming and rich application interfaces
* Create and share graphs interactive visualizations to deliver insights
This is the perfect Dummies guide for new SAS users looking to improve their skills--in any industry and for any organization size.
Part 1: Welcome to SAS! 5
Chapter 1: Touring the Wonderful World of SAS 7
Chapter 2: All Shapes and Sizes: Your SAS Is Beautiful 15
Chapter 3: Six-Minute Abs: Achieving Miraculous Results with SAS 43
Chapter 4: SAS Programming for the Faint of Heart 73
Part 2: Gathering Data and Presenting Information 95
Chapter 5: Accessing Data: Oh, the Choices! 97
Chapter 6: Managing Data: I Can Do That? 127
Chapter 7: Show Me a Report in Less Than a Minute 161
Chapter 8: Graphs: More Value with SAS 185
Part 3: Impressing Your Boss with Your AI Savvy 207
Chapter 9: A Painless Introduction to Analytics 209
Chapter 10: Machine Learning: Making the Leap from Guesses to Smart Decisions 231
Part 4: Enhancing and Sharing Your SAS Masterpieces 245
Chapter 11: Leveraging Work from SAS to Those Less Fortunate 247
Chapter 12: Pedal to Success on the Analytics Life Cycle 267
Chapter 13: Supercharging Microsoft 365 with SAS 283
Chapter 14: Seeing Is Believing in SAS Visual Analytics 297
Part 5: Getting SAS Ready to Rock and Roll 309
Chapter 15: Setting Up SAS 311
Chapter 16: Free and Easy Ways to Learn and Use SAS 321
Chapter 17: New World Meets the Old: Programmers and the Low-Code Movement 329
Part 6: The Part of Tens 341
Chapter 18: Ten SAS Programming Productivity Tips 343
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Tips for SAS Administrators 351
Chapter 20: Ten (or More) Web Resources for Extra Information 359
Index 363
