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The correct bibliographic citation for this manual is as follows: Cody, Ron. 2011. SAS® Statistics by Example. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.
SAS® Statistics by Example
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Contents
Chapter 1 An Introduction to SAS
Statistical Tasks Performed by SAS
Variable Types in SAS Data Sets
Temporary versus Permanent SAS Data Sets
Creating a SAS Data Set from Raw Data
Data Values Separated by Delimiters
Excel Files with Invalid SAS Variable Names
Chapter 2 Descriptive Statistics – Continuous Variables
Computing Descriptive Statistics Using PROC MEANS
Descriptive Statistics Broken Down by a Classification Variable
Computing a 95% Confidence Interval and the Standard Error
Producing Descriptive Statistics, Histograms, and Probability Plots
Changing the Midpoint Values on the Histogram
Generating a Variety of Graphical Displays of Your Data
Displaying Multiple Box Plots for Each Value of a Categorical Variable
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics – Categorical Variables
Introduction
