STAT 481 - Intermediate SAS for Data Management

Fall 2013, Section 001 - 1.0 Credit
Schedule Number 183916

Important Dates

Reg Period: 3/14/2013 - 10/2/2013
First Day of Class: 9/30/2013
End of Class: 11/4/2013

Course Description

Intermediate SAS for data management.

Strong writing skills are recommended for this course. If English is not your native language, it is important that you read additional information regarding English language proficiency before registering for this course.

Prerequisites

STAT 480

Sample Course Syllabus

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Costs and Fees

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Remarks

Students are strongly recommended to have access to a PC in order to use the required software. STAT 481 (Intermediate SAS for Data Management) builds on the skills and tools learned in STAT 480 (Introduction to SAS) to increase students' SAS programming skills to an intermediate-level. The course addresses a wide variety of intermediate-level topics in SAS programming, including: importing and exporting data, debugging SAS programs, the TABULATE and REPORT procedures, the Output Delivery System (ODS), arrays and do loops, macro processing and error checking, the SQL procedure, date and time processing, randomization and random sampling, and creating publication quality graphics using SAS Graph. The course does not cover any of the numerous statistical analysis procedures available in SAS.  

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Material Requirements

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Material Title	Edition	Author	ISBN	Source
Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language (optional)	5th	Cody, R. and Smith, J.K.	9780131465329	MBS
SAS 9.3 Student License and Media	9.3		SASSTUWIN7	CAC
SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base for SAS 9 - With CD (optional)	3rd	SAS Publishing	9781607649243	MBS
Little SAS Book: A Primer (optional)	5th	Delwiche, Lora	9781612903439	MBS

Technical Requirements

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Software Requirements

Requires: Students will need to have Microsoft Word 2003 or higher and SAS 9.1.3, 9.2 or 9.3 to complete the requirements of this course. SAS 9.1.3 will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, or ME. Students will need to upgrade to the PROFESSIONAL version. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can purchase the latest version through JourneyEd.com (www.journeyed.com) or a vendor of your choice. Students may purchase SAS through the Penn State Computer Store at http://computerstore.psu.edu for approximately $30. Students will need to have their nine-digit PSU ID to purchase SAS. Students will also need Adobe Reader and the QuickTime player.

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