Leverage the full potential of SAS to get unique, actionable insights
from your data Key Features Build enterprise-class data solutions
using SAS and become well-versed in SAS programming Work with
different data structures, and run SQL queries to manipulate your data
Explore essential concepts and techniques with practical examples to
confidently pass the SAS certification exam Book Description SAS is
one of the leading enterprise tools in the world today when it comes
to data management and analysis. It enables the fast and easy
processing of data and helps you gain valuable business insights for
effective decision-making. This book will serve as a comprehensive
guide that will prepare you for the SAS certification exam. After a
quick overview of the SAS architecture and components, the book will
take you through the different approaches to importing and reading
data from different sources using SAS. You will then cover SAS Base
and 4GL, understanding data management and analysis, along with
exploring SAS functions for data manipulation and transformation.
Next, you'll discover SQL procedures and get up to speed on creating
and validating queries. In the concluding chapters, you'll learn all
about data visualization, right from creating bar charts and sample
geographic maps through to assigning patterns and formats. In addition
to this, the book will focus on macro programming and its advanced
aspects. By the end of this book, you will be well versed in SAS
programming and have the skills you need to easily handle and manage
your data-related problems in SAS. What you will learn Explore a
variety of SAS modules and packages for efficient data analysis Use
SAS 4GL functions to manipulate, merge, sort, and transform data Gain
useful insights into advanced PROC SQL options in SAS to interact with
data Get to grips with SAS Macro and define your own macros to share
data Discover the different graphical libraries to shape and visualize
data with Apply the SAS Output Delivery System to prepare detailed
reports Who this book is for Budding or experienced data professionals
who want to get started with SAS will benefit from this book. Those
looking to prepare for the SAS certification exam will also find this
book to be a useful resource. Some understanding of basic data
management concepts will help you get the most out of this book.
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ISBN
9781788836104
Publisert
2019
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Packt Publishing
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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