Advantages of Writing Code. Assuming you can use a text editor, one of the real strengths of writing code in SAS, SPSS, Splus, and other statistics programs is that this approach documents the entire process. All the steps you take, from initial data input to final analysis, are clearly written into the program. The SAS Advantage. One of the great strengths of SAS is that writing a syntax file gives you an automatic documented program.
Many users balk at writing programs, assuming it's too difficult.
While the SAS language may at first seem complex, the basics are actually quite easy and the selection of statistical procedures is not nearly as complicated as you might imagine. Writing Code in Splus. Consult the workshop schedule for times and dates.