Basics

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Agenda
Introduction to SAS Software Program
Data preparation & Tabulation
Test of Difference: T-test, and ANOVA
Test of Association: Correlation & Regression Analysis

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SAS
From traditional statistical analysis of

variance and predictive modeling to exact

methods and statistical visualization
techniques, SAS/STAT software is designed
for both specialized and enterprise wide
analytical needs. SAS/STAT software
provides a complete, comprehensive set of
tools that can meet the data analysis needs
of the entire organization.
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SAS Components
SAS
SAS Enterprise
Enterprise
Guide
Guide

SAS
SAS 9.2
9.2

Graphical
Graphical user
user interface
interface
application
application for
for some
some common
common
basic
basic data
data analysis
analysis tasks.
tasks.

Command-based
Command-based application
application for
for aa
wide
wide variety
variety of
of data
data analysis
analysis
tasks.
tasks.

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SAS Enterprise Guide

To open the statistical software package

SAS go to the StartMenu >>> All

Programs >>> SAS >>> SASEnterprise
Guide 4.3

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SAS 9.2

To open the statistical software package

SAS go to theStartMenu >> All Program

>> SAS >> SAS9.2(English)

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What Is SAS Enterprise

What Is SAS Enterprise Guide? SAS
Guide?

Enterprise Guide is an easy-to-use Windows

client application that provides these features:
access to much of the functionality of
SAS
an intuitive, visual, customizable
interface
transparent access to data
ready-to-use tasks for analysis and
reporting
easy ways to export data and results
to other applications
scripting and automation
a program editor with syntax

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Explore the Main

Windows
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Create a Project for This

If SAS Enterprise Guide is not open, start it now. In
Tutorial
the Welcome window, selectNew Project.
If SAS Enterprise Guide is already open,

selectFile>> NewProject. If you already had a

project open in SAS Enterprise Guide, you might
be prompted to save the project. Select the
appropriate response.
The new project opens with an empty Process
Flow window.

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1.
The
Project
Tree
You can use the Project Tree window to
manage the objects in your project. You can
delete, rename, and reorder the items in the
project. You can also run a process flow or
schedule a process flow to run at a particular
time.

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2. Workspace and Process Flow

Windows
You can have one or more
process flows in your project.
When you create a new
project, an empty Process
Flow window opens. As you
add data, run tasks, and
generate output, an icon for
each object is added to the
process flow.
The process flow displays the
objects in a project, any
relationships that exist
between the objects, and the
order in which the objects will
run when you run the process
flow.

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3. The Task List

You can use tasks to do
everything from manipulating
data, to running specific
analytical procedures, to
creating reports.
Many tasks are also available
as wizards, which contain a
limited number of options
and can provide a quick and
easy way to use some of the
tasks.
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Add SAS Data to the

Project
You can add SAS data
files and other types of
files, including OLAP
cubes, information maps,
ODBC-compliant data,
and files that are created
by other software
packages, such as
Microsoft Word or
Microsoft Excel.

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SAS Enterprise Guide requires all data that it

accesses to be in table format. A table is a

rectangular arrangement of rows (also called
observations) and columns (also called
variables).
Name
Jones
Laverne
Jaffe
Wilson

Gender
M
M
F
M

Age
48
58
.
28

Weight
128.6
158.3
115.5
170.1

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 a column's type is important because it affects how

the column can be used in a SAS Enterprise Guide

task. A column's type can be either character or
numeric.
Character variables, such as Name and Gender in
the preceding data set, can contain any values.
Missing character values are represented by a blank.
Numeric variables, such as Age and Weight in the
preceding data set, can contain only numeric values.
Currency, date, and time data is stored as numeric
variables. Missing numeric values are represented by
a period.
Name
Gender
Age
Weight
Jones
Laverne
Jaffe
Wilson

M
M
F
M

48
58
.
28

128.6
158.3
115.5
170.1

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Local
and
Remote
Data

When you open data in SAS Enterprise Guide,

you must select whether you want to look for
the data on your local computer, a SAS server,
or in a SAS folder.

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Local and Remote Data

(Cont)
If you click My Computer, you can browse
the directory structure of your computer. You
can open any type of data file that SAS
Enterprise Guide can read.
If you click Servers, you can look for your
data on a server. A server can either be a local
server if SAS software is installed on your own
computer, or it can be a remote server if SAS
software is installed on a different computer.
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Open Data from Server

Within each server there are icons that you can

select for Libraries and Files. Libraries are shortcut

names for directory locations that SAS knows about.
Some libraries are defined by SAS, and some are
defined by SAS Enterprise Guide. Libraries contain
only SAS data sets.
The Files folder on a server enables you to access
data files in the directory structure on the computer
where the SAS server is running. For example, if you
wanted to open a Microsoft Excel file on a server that
is defined in your repository, you would use the Files
node to locate and open the file.
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Open Data from SAS

Folders
If you click SAS Folders, you can browse the
list of SAS folders that you can access. SAS
folders are defined in the SAS Metadata Server
and can be used to provide a central location
for your stored processes, information maps,
and projects so that they can be shared with
other SAS applications. SAS folders can also
contain content that is not in the SAS Metadata
Server, such as data files.

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Add SAS Data from Your Local Computer

SelectFile >>Open >>Data. In the Open Data

window, selectMy Computer.

Openthe SAS Enterprise Guide samples directory
and double-clickData. By default, the sample
programs, projects, and data are located in
C:\Program Files\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\4.3\Sample .
By default, all file types are displayed in the
window. Files with the
icon are SAS data sets.
Press CTRL and select Orders.sd2 and
Products.sas7bdat, and then click Open.
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Add SAS Data from Your Local Computer

(Cont)
Shortcuts to

theProductsandOrders
tables are added to the
project, and the data sets
open in data grids.
By default, the tables open
in read-only mode. In this
mode, you can browse,
resize column widths, hide
and hold columns and
rows, and copy columns
and rows to a new table.
You cannot edit the data in
the table unless you
change to edit mode.
Select Edit >> Remove
Protect Data
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View the Properties of a

Data
Set tree, right-clickProductsand
In the project

selectPropertiesfrom the pop-up menu. The

Properties for Products window opens. You can
see information about general properties such as
the physical location of the data and the date it
was last modified.

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View the Properties of a Data Set

(Cont)

In the selection pane, clickColumns. Here

you can view a list of columns in your data

and the column attributes.

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Add Data from a SAS

SelectFile
>>Open
Library
>>Data. In the Open Data
window, selectServers.
Double-clickLibraries, and
then double-clickSASHELP.
As you can see, only SAS data
sets are stored in libraries
Scroll in the window and
double-click
thePRDSALEdata set. A
shortcut to the data is added
to the project and the data
opens in the data grid.

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Save
the
Project
SelectFile >>Save
Project As.
The Save window opens
and prompts you to choose
whether to save the project
on your computer or on a
server. SelectMy
Computer.
In the Save window, select
a location for the project. In
theFile namebox, type
your file name. Project
files are saved with the
extension.egp.
ClickSave.

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