SAS System for Statistical Analysis

Course Description

Creating, importing, and working with SAS data sets. Using SAS procedures for elementary statistical analysis, graphical displays, and report generation.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  1. Create a SAS data set using various styles of input
  2. Import data from external sources into SAS
  3. Combine and modify SAS data sets
  4. Select and apply appropriate SAS procedures for basic statistical analysis and graphical displays
  5. Design customized output from SAS procedures using the Output Delivery System

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure Percentage/Points
Practice exercises 10%
Assignments 70%
Programming Project 20%

Attendance/Participation:

Late assignments are not generally accepted without prior arrangement, and will be assigned a score of zero. Technology issues (hardware, software, internet, etc.) will generally not be accepted as a valid reason to accept a late assignment.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

  • Delwiche & Slaughter (2019). The Little SAS Book: A Primer, 6th edition. SAS Institute, Inc., ISBN: 978-1642952834
  • Otteson, Delwiche & Slaughter (2015). Exercises and projects for the little SAS book. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.