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Hands-On SAS for Data Analysis

You're reading from Hands-On SAS for Data Analysis A practical guide to performing effective queries, data visualization, and reporting techniques

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788839822

Length 346 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

SQL

Tools

SAS

Concepts

Data Analysis

Author (1):

Harish Gulati

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: SAS Basics

2. Introduction to SAS Programming FREE CHAPTER

3. Data Manipulation and Transformation

4. Section 2: Merging, Optimizing, and Descriptive Statistics

5. Combining, Indexing, Encryption, and Compression Techniques Simplified

6. Power of Statistics, Reporting, Transforming Procedures, and Functions

7. Section 3: Advanced Programming

8. Advanced Programming Techniques - SAS Macros

9. Powerful Functions, Options, and Automatic Variables Simplified

10. Section 4: SQL in SAS

11. Advanced Programming Techniques Using PROC SQL

12. Deep Dive into PROC SQL

13. Section 5: Data Visualization and Reporting

14. Data Visualization

15. Reporting and Output Delivery System

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Who this book is for

If you are a data professional who's new to SAS programming and wants to be an expert at it, this is the book for you. Those looking to prepare for the SAS certification exam will also find this book to be a very handy resource. Some understanding of basic data management concepts will help you get the most out of this book.

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Authors (1)

Gulati

Gulati

Harish Gulati is a consultant, analyst, modeler, and trainer based in London. He has 16 years of financial, consulting, and project management experience across leading banks, management consultancies, and media hubs. He enjoys demystifying his complex line of work in his spare time. This has led him to be an author and orator at analytical forums. His published books include SAS for Finance by Packt and Role of a Data Analyst, published by the British Chartered Institute of IT (BCS). He has an MBA in brand communications and a degree in psychology.

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