SAS For Dummies
Use SAS to meet your data management, analysis, reporting, and forecasting needsThousands of businesses use hundreds of SAS products to manage and deliver their data more effectively and create reports that mean something. Are you ready to join them? This book helps you use and understand basic SAS software,including SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, and SAS Web Report Studio.Swiss army knife — learn how SAS® Enterprise Guide® facilitates both access to and protection of corporate dataThey can do it themselves — see how your analysts can create their own reports with SAS toolsData can't hide — use infomaps and administered libraries to find data hiding in your PCIt's mine — make your data mining more effective with SAS® Enterprise MinerShow me the report — find out how to create reports in plain text, PDF, RTF, HTML, and SAS Report formatsIntelligent BI — explore the concepts of statistics and analytics as they relate to quality business intelligenceIt's everywhere — learn to use SAS from your desktop, on the Web, in Excel, and even in PowerPointA peek at programming — discover how to tweak SAS to fit your needs perfectlyOpen the book and find:How SAS turns data into useful informationA dozen types of graphs you can createWhy the IT department loves SASInstallation and setup adviceWhere to find real-world SAS success storiesHow to create SAS® content to share with othersOnline SAS® resourcesLearn to:Use SAS9 statistical and analytical toolsGet various types of data into thesoftwareUse Web tools to produce reportsWork with operational, financial,performance, and sales data