Book Description
Updates SAS/GRAPH Software: Reference, Version 6, First Edition and SAS/GRAPH Software: Usage, Version 6, First Edition with new information about features available in Release 6.07 of the SAS System. This technical report is intended for users who are familiar with Version 6 of SAS/GRAPH software and want an overview of enhancements available now. ... Read more

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This title serves as the primary documentation for the constraint programming capabilities in SAS/OR software. Experimental in 9.1, the CLP procedure is a finite domain constraint programming solver for solving constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs). The CLP procedure provides you with an expressive syntax with a choice of interfaces for accurate and flexible modeling, linear, logical, global, and scheduling constraints with powerful consistency routines, strategies for selection and assignment of variables and activities, and controls for guiding the search mechanism. This title is also available online. This title serves as a reference guide for users of the constraint programming capabilities in SAS/OR software.

Supports releases 9.1 and higher of SAS software. ... Read more

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Jump-start your report-writing skills! Report writing has never been easier. Learn how you can easily avoid common report-writing pitfalls with SAS Guide to Report Writing: Examples, Second Edition. Updated for SAS®9, this task-oriented book guides you through the steps that you need to produce professional reports. Using a wealth of easy-to-follow examples, this time-saving book demonstrates the many different styles of reports that are available and the SAS tools used to generate them. The examples enable more experienced programmers to quickly grasp new techniques, while margin notes and additional discussions provide novice users with the details that they need for effective learning. You can save programming hours by using the SAS programs as they are or as models for developing your own reports. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this must-have guide will strengthen your report-writing expertise and give you the tools that you need to enhance the power of your reports! ... Read more

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SAS Guide to Report Writing
This book provides a good introduction to writing SAS reports. Its treatment of the flexibility of Proc Report in designing customized reports is particularly helpful. ... Read more

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This guide is the point-of-entry document for understanding the basics of the SAS Intelligence Platform. It discusses the benefits of the SAS Intelligence Platform to businesses, describes the architecture of the SAS Intelligence Platform, and provides an overview of each software component in the platform. ... Read more

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Now it's easy to manage data and create reports without writing any SAS code using SAS Learning Edition 2.0*! Step-by-step instructions and numerous examples show you how you can access the power of SAS by using the SAS Enterprise Guide point-and-click interface or by writing and modifying SAS code through the SAS Program Editor to produce simple and complex reports.

Topics addressed include: SAS Learning Edition 2.0 basics,using decision tree tables to select analysis and reporting tasks, preparing data and producing reports for distribution, creating charts and graphs, andwriting and modifying code to produce custom reports and graphs.

Business professionals and students seeking to develop quick, reliable output-without having to learn detailed syntax-will benefit from this nontechnical guide. ... Read more

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Superb book to learn SAS Enterprise Guide
A perfect guide for SAS reporting. This book contains a huge collection of tips, techniques,and examples which are very useful in learningSAS Enterprise Guide. Provides good examples on how reporting can be made simple and easy with the point and click interface avaiable in the SAS EG product instead of writing complex SAS code. ... Read more

Book Description
Quick solutions, techniques, and strategies for getting the most out of the SAS System make this the perfect resource for busy SAS users and programmers. Now updated for versions 6.08-6.10, this best-selling toolkit provides all of the book's routines on a handy, ready-to-use disk. Rick Aster and Rhena Seidman share clever, little-known programming tips and secrets they've perfected during years of SAS programming and consulting. The right and wrong ways to do things, ways to facilitate complicated tasks, and the tricks of SAS pros can all be found in this book, with a programmers's perspective no other book provides. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Needs to be updated
This was an excellent book at the time it was written, but needs to be updated for the more recent versions of SAS and for changes of terminology usage prompted by relational data bases.

Essential for the programmer analyst crowd.
I have a masters degree in taxation. My company logically put me to work doing data analysis and project development. I use SAS, VB, ACCESS, EXCEL, whatever gets the job done. I do not speak, nor do I want to speak, COBOL.SAS is my only avenue to Main Frame data. What is available from SAS andfrom third parties is disgusting. This book is like the many comprehensiveWindows books. I had never used SAS variable arrays before and this booktaught me all I need to know. Probably not for the super SAS geek, but forthose many of us needing to do our own data access and analysis using SAS,definitely the most complete single volume on the market. Well worth themoney.

Excellent
Not perfect, but excellent.After looking at the reviews on Amazon, I decided to postpone buying this book. My mistake. The is the best book on the SAS language within one set of covers. It should not be your firstintroduction to SAS, but after you have your feet wet and decide to jump inall the way, it is a must have.

In any situation you find yourselfprogramming in SAS, you will not use all SAS has to offer. Certainly if youplan to take the certificataion test you will need to know more and this isone of the aids you need. Rick, or Mr. Aster to me, uses English, realEnglish, the way people think and talk, to descibe SAS computereze.

Yes, it's heavily technical, but most people once they start thinking inthe technical language cannot weave in and out of regular English.Rickcan.

Disappointing but not that bad
I agree with the previous reviewer on that this book is somewhat disappointing for professional SAS programmers - not very many "secrets" has been revealed actually. It didn't even explainclearly the key SAS programming concept of "Program Data Vector"while it claims to demonstrate how SAS engine works behind the scene. Thenew version is no much different from the old one but appending a SAS6.10update list (like "what's new"). I suspect either the authors orthe publisher or both didn't put much work on this new version - that'svery un-professional! However, considering the sad fact that there'ssomehow few good SAS programming book out there, this classic one deservessome respect in SAS community. I read it 2 years ago and I found sometimesI still look it up as a reference on some topics - for the material itcovers, it's rather solid.

this book is a turkey
In stark contrast to the title, this book is NOT for professionals, at least not professional programmers, and certainly not for anyone who wishes to become a professional SAS programmer.Any secrets in this book are destined to remain secrets of the authors after the reader has read them.Consider, for example, the half page on transporting files between computers.The only "secret" revealed is that it can be done, but not a word is said as to how.Finally, the 6.08-6.10 "update" is a very brief, uninformative appendix.The book is really about Release 6.06 and before, i.e. it is seriously out of date, despite its recent publication date.This book might possibly be slightly useful to managers who need to write technobabble about why they are advocating the use of SAS as a data management environment.It will be of negligeable value to anyone who will actually be called upon to accomplish serious work using the SAS language. ... Read more

Book Description
Master the language of PROC SQL! Get faster and better results when you use the SQL procedure with this step-by-step, example-driven guide in your hands. You will find information about implementing both American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines and non-ANSI features. A broad range of SAS users including applications programmers, database designers and administrators, statisticians, and systems analysts will find techniques to enhance their data access, manipulation, and presentation prowess.

Topics examined include database design; an introduction to SQL, dictionary tables, and tables; coding PROC SQL logic as well as complex queries; working with views; troubleshooting and debugging SQL code; and tuning for performance.

With the growing popularity of databases, PROC SQL is becoming the language of choice for SAS users around the world. Intermediate and advanced users will appreciate the straightforward explanations and numerous examples. Achieve expert results with the techniques and strategies detailed in PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Just okay
This book is okay, probably wouldn't buy if I would have flipped through it first, but ordered online.Too many examples, not enough explanation on the actual examples.Alot of examples were redundant.

Preety Good Book
I have read most of the chapters of this book. I certainly advise anyone who would like to learn SAS SQL or improve her/his SAS SQL skills.

Why spend the money?
I purchased this book one year ago under the influence of the high ratings here, but I didn't get chance to finish it until last week. After comparing this book with the SAS SQL manual (free online PDF file available at SAS website), I came to one question, why bother to buy this book? The book is not a copy of the SAS manual, but it is written in a strikingly similar pattern yet it provides LESS information than the SAS manual; on the contrary, the SAS manual gives you more materials, more examples, better narratives, clearer explanations than this full-of-typo book.

easy to read and follow; better for PROC SQL begginers
If you are new to PROC SQL, this is the right book. It covers all the basic queries, complex queries in simple content, some troubleshooting, and a little bit of efficiency. The layout throughout the book is very easy to read and follow. All examples contain PROC SQL codes, results, appropriate explanation, as well as part of SAS LOG and comparison in some examples. This book might be a little basic to power PROC SQL users. But compared to SAS SQL procedure user's guide, it is way better to have.

Quick way to learn SQL
An experienced SAS programmer, I used the many helpful examples in this book to learn a lot about PROC SQL in just a few days.(I skipped the text.)I trust the few typos and obscure passages will be cleared up in a subsequent edition.I thought the sections on normalization and integrity constraints were skimpy.The book has also been favorably reviewed in The American Statistician 2005, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 350
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Book Description
Complete reference documentation and numerous examples provide comprehensive coverage of base SAS procedures. You can use these procedures to analyze, manage, and present your data. This book does not assume that you have experience with the SAS System, but it does assume that you have some computer programming experience and understand the fundamentals of programming logic. ... Read more

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Change Your Statistical Software
This huge, confusing volume is just one part of the encyclopedia of manuals the SAS Institute wants you to buy before you can use their software. Good luck finding your topic in it! Researchers have put up withthis unfriendly system for so long because SAS was a monopoly at first andwas the only software to correctly handle incomplete data correctly later.Now there are many more friendly programs with statistical advisor wizardscropping up everywhere. Shop around carefully before you invest in SAS. Bythe way, I have no financial investments or interests in any softwarecompany. ... Read more

Book Description
If you're new to SAS/GRAPH, this is the book for you. By using the simple example programs in each chapter, you will learn the basics of accessing the most-used features of SAS/GRAPH. Each chapter starts with a basic example program to get you started. Then, as you work through the chapter, you will add features and options to the basic program. Each addition to the example is discussed and color-coding makes it easy to see what you are adding. ... Read more

Book Description
Enterprise Guide is an exciting new product from SAS Institute that has attracted much attention in the SAS user community.This electronic book provides a concise review of main features of Enterprise Guide and is an ideal way to get up to speedwith this powerful software package!

The book explains the essentials of using Enterprise Guide Version 3.0. It introduces the main components of the program anddemonstrates how they interact with each other. The reader will learn how to quickly and efficiently generate data listings,summary tables and plots in Enterprise Guide.

Table Of Contents:
1. Welcome to Enterprise Guide (introduction to Enterprise Guide environment).
2. Importing and manipulating data.
3. Generating reports (data listings, summary tables, graphical summaries and Document Builder).
4. Customizing Enterprise Guide.

This book has been written to raise funds for the Business Intelligence SAS Users Group (BISUG). All profits from the saleof the book will be donated to the group. By buying this book you will support a users group thathelps bring SAS Business Intelligence to the masses!

SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc.in the USA and other countries. ... Read more

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Excellent in what it covers, but limited
Since SAS didn't bother putting any documentation together for Enterprise Guide 3.0, a user guide is sorely needed. (SAS are happy to SELL you an Enterprise Guide book in their on-line store). This book covers some of the basic importing of data, summary statistics, simple plots and simple querying. It would be great if it was 2 or 3 times larger and covered the rest of the features of EG in similar depth. However, if you are beginning to use Enterprise Guide, this is a very good place start. ... Read more

Book Description
The Course Notes is designed for experienced SAS software users who want to advance their SAS programming skills and improve the efficiency of their SAS programs. ... Read more

Book Description
Step-by-step examples are your guide as you use the windowing interface to the SQL procedure. The SQL Query window supports the PROC SQL Pass-Through Facility and enables you to access data through remote hosts using SAS/CONNECT software. You can also design reports with PROC REPORT based on your SQL Query window's output. In this guide you will learn basic query concepts, how to perform basic queries on single and multiple tablesm how to use advanced SQL Query window features, and how to customize the SQL Query window environment. This title is also available online. This guide is written for those who are familiar with basic SAS terminology and concepts. No previous experience with PROC SQL or SAS code is needed.

Supports releases 9.1 and higher of SAS software. ... Read more

Book Description
SAS Text Miner software provides tools for exploring and extracting information from a collection of text documents. ... Read more