SAS certification prep guide
Subtitle: advanced programming for SAS 9.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: SAS Institute
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cary, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 981
ISBN-13: 9781607640448
Subjects: SAS (Computer file); Study guides; Electronic data processing personnel; SAS (Computer program language); Certification
Other titles: SAS documentation; Advanced programming for SAS 9; Programming for SAS 9; SAS 9
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: SQL processing with SAS: Performing queries using PROC SQL ; Performing advanced queries using PROC SQL ; Combining tables horizontally using PROC SQL ; Combining tables vertically using PROC SQL ; Creating and managing tables using PROC SQL ; Creating and managing indexes using PROC SQL ; Creating and managing views using PROC SQL ; Managing processing using PROC SQL; title: SAS macro language: Introducing macro variables ; Processing macro variables at execution time ; Creating and using macro programs ; Storing macro programs; title: Advanced SAS programming techniques: Creating samples and indexes ; Combining data vertically ; Combining data horizontally ; Using lookup tables to match data ; Formatting data ; Modifying SAS data sets and tracking changes; title: Optimizing SAS programs: Introduction to efficient SAS programming ; Controlling memory usage ; Controlling data storage space ; Utilizing best practices ; Selecting efficient sorting strategies ; Querying data efficiently; title: Pt. 5. Quiz answer keys.