Introduction to the SAS Language

  • Mervyn G. Marasinghe
  • Kenneth J. Koehler
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Abstract

SAS programming is introduced via a simple program. The basic structure of a SAS program is examined accompanied with a summary of rules and syntax for writing elementary SAS statements. Details of the data step are covered including the creation of a SAS data set using external data and examples of important data step programming statements. The INPUT statement and the operation of the SAS data step are presented in detail. The SAS procedure step is introduced using an example using the PRINT procedure. The use of proc statement options and procedure information statements are also illustrated in this example.

Keywords

Data step Proc step Input List input Formatted input Column input Data step programming Program data vector PDV Input buffer Pointer controls Variable attributes Format statement Length statement By statement Array statement Output statement Trailing at Retain Style= option 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mervyn G. Marasinghe
    • 1
  • Kenneth J. Koehler
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of StatisticsIowa State UniversityAmesUSA

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