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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788839822
Length 346 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Harish Gulati Harish Gulati
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: SAS Basics FREE CHAPTER
2. Introduction to SAS Programming 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

Summary

In this chapter, we took our understanding of SAS and its functionalities a step forward by looking at macros. We learned how the macro processor works in conjunction with the word scanner to understand how to process macros. We looked at macro variables and writing macro definitions or programs. A few examples were presented to showcase how macros can help utilize automatic global variables, help write data-driven programs, and also evaluate arithmetic and logical operators. Toward the end of the chapter, we reviewed some macro coding best practices.

In the next chapter, we will continue to focus on macros and look at some advanced options for coding.

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