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

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 98 or higher. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (5.5 or higher for MindLeaders Central) required. Macromedia Flash player 6.0 is recommended for full functionality, but not required to play the courses. Sound card, with speakers or headphones is recommended, but not required to play the courses. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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