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SAS® Consulting, Department of Statistics 

SAS® Classes - Spring 2012


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Registration is Required. Register early -- only 28 students accepted per class.

  • These classes are open to all NCSU faculty, staff and students with a UNITY id.
  • The Programming 1 class assumes that you have little or no experience with SAS, the other classes are more advanced.
  • There is no fee to take any of these classes, but you MUST REGISTER using links below.
  • Classes are held in 1107 SAS Hall.
  • Student Bookstore Website (These books are at the service desk in the text book section)

  • SAS® Programming 1: Essentials

  • Instructor: Joy Smith
  • This class assumes that you have little or no experience with SAS, but it moves quickly.
  • Meets on Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
  • Dates: Feb 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 14. (no classes during Spring Break March 5-9)
  • Location: Statistics Instructional Computer Lab, 1107 SAS Hall
  • Topics Covered

  • Getting Started with SAS
  • Working with SAS Syntax
  • Getting Familiar with SAS Data Sets
  • Reading SAS Data Sets
  • Reading Delimited Raw Data Files
  • Validating and Cleaning Data
  • Manipulating Data
  • Combining SAS Data Sets
  • Text for this class is: SAS(R) Programming 1: Essentials

    This book will be available online or you can purchase a copy at the Student Bookstore Textbook Service Desk (Harrelson Hall on the Brickyard) for about $20. SAS provides a very large discount on this book.

    SAS® Programming II:Manipulating Data with the DATA Step

  • Instructor: Joy Smith
  • This class is a follow up to SAS Programming I.
  • Meets on Thursdays from 1:15-2:45 pm
  • Location: Statistics Instructional Computer Lab, 1107 SAS Hall
  • Dates:Dates: Feb 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 15. (no classes during Spring Break March 5-9)
  • Topics Covered

  • Review of SAS Basics: Data Step Processing and SAS Data Sets
  • Controlling Input and Output
  • Summarizing Data
  • Reading and Writing Different Kinds of Data
  • Data Transformations
  • Processing Data Iteratively: Do Loops and Arrays
  • Combining SAS Data Sets
  • Text for this class is: SAS® Programming II: Manipulating Data with the DATA Step

    This book will be available online or you can purchase a copy at the Student Bookstore Textbook Service Desk(bottom floor of Harrelson Hall) for about $20. SAS provides a very large discount on this book.

    SAS® Macro Language 1: Essentials

  • Instructor: Joy Smith
  • This class assumes an understanding of Base SAS Programming
  • Meets on Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
  • Dates: March 28 and April 4, 11, 18, 25
  • Location: Statistics Instructional Computer Lab, 1107 SAS Hall
  • Topics Covered

  • Macro Variables
  • Macro Definitions
  • Data Step and SQL Interfaces
  • Macro Programs
  • Text for this class is: SAS® Macro Language 1: Essentials

    This book will be available online or you can purchase a copy at the Student Bookstore Textbook Service Desk(bottom floor of Harrelson Hall) for about $20. SAS provides a very large discount on this book.

    Using SAS® to Analyze Mixed Models

  • Instructor: Dr. Consuelo Arellano
  • This class assumes an understanding of Base SAS Programming and Statistics
  • Meets on Thursdays from 1:15-2:45 pm
  • Location: Statistics Instructional Computer Lab, 1107 SAS Hall
  • Dates:Dates: April 12, 19 and 26.
  • Topics Covered

  • Defining Linear Mixed Models
  • Using the Mixed Procedure: Fitting a Mixed Model using PROC MIXED
  • GLM and MIXED: Fixed and Random Effects and Expected Mean Squares
  • Examples
  • Text for this class is: Mixed Models Analyses Using SAS

    This book will be available online or you can purchase a copy at the Student Bookstore Textbook Service Desk(bottom floor of Harrelson Hall) for about $20. SAS provides a very large discount on this book.

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