STAT 482 - Advanced Topics in SAS

Fall 2013, Section 001 - 1.0 Credit
Schedule Number 184009

Important Dates

Reg Period: 3/14/2013 - 11/6/2013
First Day of Class: 11/4/2013
End of Class: 12/9/2013

Course Description

Advanced statistical procedures in SAS, including ANOVA, GLM, CORR, REG, MANOVA, FACTOR, DISCRIM, LOGISTIC, MIXED, GRAPH, EXPORT, and SQL. Credit can not be received for both STAT 482 and STAT 480/481/483.

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 and STAT 481

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 482 builds on the skills and tools learned in Stat 480 (Introduction to SAS) and Stat 481 (Intermediate SAS). One of the primary goals of the course is to extend students' SAS programming skills to an advanced-level. The course is truly a topics course in that the topics covered are broad in their use and appeal. The course provides a survey of major statistical analysis procedures, such as TTEST, GLM, REG, MANOVA, FACTOR, LOGISTIC, and MIXED procedures. Other topics include generating random numbers, using the SAS/Graph module to produce presentation quality graphs, using the TABULATE procedure to create reports, using the SQL procedure to query and combine data tables, and using macros to write more efficient SAS programs. Students learn the material through a comprehensive set of lessons, demonstrations, and homework assignments.  

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Material Requirements

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Material Title	Edition	Author	ISBN	Source
Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language	5th	Cody, R. and Smith, J.K.	9780131465329	MBS
SAS 9.3 Student License and Media	9.3		SASSTUWIN7	CAC

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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