Department of Statistics
STATS 701 Advanced SAS Programming
Below description edited in year: 2018
Points: 15
Prereqs: STATS 301, STATS 330
Credit: Assignments = 40%; workshops = 40% (10 workshops for n reports handed in, the best n-1 of these will contribute equal marks.), and 20% for the final test. You must obtain at least 30% out of the 60% available in the assignments and test, and 20% in the weekly workshops to pass.
Textbooks: There is no required text, but the introductory SAS text, The Little SAS book: A Primer , by Delwiche and Slaughter, which was used for STATS 301 is highly recommended.
For Advice: Peter Mullins (Email: pr.mullins@auckland.ac.nz | extn: 88275)
Taught: First Semester City
Website: STATS 701 website
Introduction
One of the key purposes of STATS 701 is to advance your knowledge of SAS software for the purposes of data
merging, transformation and
re-shaping. SAS is a major commercial statistics package that is used at about
40,000 sites worldwide, and by 4 million users. We will use SAS as a programming language, and some more
advanced features of SAS programming (arrays, macros, SQL etc
) will be covered.
STATS
701
is designed to be a practical course in the use of SAS in industries such as Medicine, Market
Research and Finance
.
Data steps Dealing with large datasets Macros SQL Data visualization Data mining Report generation
Disclaimer:
Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure accuracy, this information for the course year (2018), is provided as a general guide only for students and is subject to alteration.
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