SAS Information Guides

Julio L. Peixoto - University of Houston

(Adapted from http://www.yorku.ca/dept/psych/lab/sas/index.htm, by Michael Friendly, York University)

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Getting Started ][ SAS & Windows ][ SAS Procedures ][ SAS/GRAPH ][ Internet SAS Resources ][ SAS Macros

Getting Started

• Introduction to SAS for Windows (From York University.)
• Introduction to SAS (From York University.)
• SAS Program Steps Overview of PROC and DATA steps. (From York University.)
• SAS Data Steps (Data input, transforming and manipulating data, generating random data; from University of Wisconsin)
• SAS/ASSIST (From York University.)
• Using SAS/INSIGHT (From York University.) For further information, see:
  • Overview of SAS/Insight for Interactive Data Analysis from SAS Institute R&D
  • User Guide to SAS/INSIGHT and SAS/ASSIST from NCSU. There are step-by-step instructions for some standard data analysis methods.
• The SAS Macro Facility A guide to SAS macros, and how to use them. (From York University.)
• More SAS Resources and Information Guides An extensive collection of links to Introductory SAS Guides and other information, from Rutgers.
• SAS Datastep Sample Programs from SAS Inst

SAS & Windows

You have tried the online help in SAS itself?

• SAS 6.12 Control and Function keys Handy shortcuts for editing and other tasks. (From York University.)
• SAS and MS Excel From SAS Inst. Sample programs for exchanging data.
• Exchanging Data with Windows-Based Spreadsheets How to get data back and forth between SAS and Excel. (From York University.)
• Converting SAS to SPSS (From York University.)
• Converting SPSS to SAS (From York University.)
• Installing Web help in SAS 6.12 How to make these guides a keystroke away. (From York University.)

SAS Procedures

Base SAS Procedures

• SAS Base Sample Programs A collection of sample programs from SAS Inst, organize by PROC

SAS/STAT Procedures

These are brief summaries of some SAS statistical procedures prepared for student use.

• Linear Models in SAS An overview of regression and analysis of variance procedures. (from Univ. Wisconsin).
• Overview of SAS/STAT software From SAS Inst.
• PROC ANOVA Summary
• PROC GLM Summary
• PROC GLM - Complete Reference
• PROC REG Summary (From York University.)

• PROC REG, V6 Enhancements - interactive statements, plots in PROC REG, Model-selection methods (Stepwise, etc.) (From York University.)
• PROC LOGISTIC - Logistic regression. (From York University.)
• Introduction to SAS/IML (From York University.)
• PROC CORRESP - Correspondence analysis for categorical data. (From York University.)
• PROC PLAN - Constructing an experimental design. (From York University.)
• PROC PRINQUAL and PROC TRANSREG - Optimal data transformations. (From York University.)
• PROC CALIS - Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models. (From York University.)
• MANOVA, repeated measures, categorical data analysis (from Univ. Wisconsin)

SAS/IML (Interactive Matrix Language) Software

• Overview of SAS/IML From SAS Inst.
• Introduction to SAS/IML (From York University.)

SAS/QC (Quality Control and Quality Improvement, Design of Experiments) Software

• Overview of SAS/QC From SAS Inst.
• Design of Experiments in SAS From SAS Inst.

SAS/GRAPH

• Introduction to SAS/GRAPH Extended notes from a Short Course on SAS/GRAPH. (From York University.)
• Graphic Catalogs and Proc GREPLAY. (From York University.)
• intro to SAS/GRAPH - Hands-On Session. (From York University.)
• intro to SAS/GRAPH - Hands-On Session 2. (From York University.)
• SAS/Graph Syntax Summary (From York University.)
• SAS/Graph Sample Programs (From York University.)
• Exporting SAS/Graph Plots to Other Applications (From York University.)
• SAS/GRAPH sample programs from SAS Inst. These programs illustrate the use of various SAS/GRAPH procedures. For each program, a sample of the graph produced by the program is provided. You can click on the graph to see the source code used to generate it!

Other Internet SAS Resources

• Noteworthy links on Experimental Designs
  • Creating Experimental Designs
    Examples of the use of PROC PLAN for generating a wide variety of experimental designs.
  • SAS Code for Some Important Designs
    GLM and MIXED code for a variety of experimental designs

SAS Macro Programs

Links to documentation for SAS macros installed on Hebb and Phoenix at York University. You might also wish to consult The SAS Macro Facility (from York University), a guide to SAS macros, and how to use them.

• INTRACC - intraclass correlation for rater reliability intracc.sas (From York University.)
• META - macro for a meta analysis (From York University.)
• SAS macros from SAS System for Statistical Graphics (From York University.) Documentation for the macro programs,

  biplot, boxanno, boxplot, contour, corresp, density, dotplot, lowess,
  nqplot, outlier, partial, scatmat, stars, symplot, twoway

• More SAS macros for Statistical Graphics (From York University.) Documentation for other macro programs:

  boxcox, boxglm, canplot, cpplot, cqplot, csmpower, dummy, faces, fpower,
  gtree, inflogis, inflplot, label, meanplot, mpower, panels, scatter,
  resline, rpower, rsqdelta, scale, splot, stat2dat, sunplot, symbox,

• Index to the macro directory on the York Arts, Hebb, and Phoenix servers. (From York University.)

From York University: Some Interesting Course SAS Information

• Psychology 3030: Intermediate Statistics
  • SAS Programs
  • NWK Problem Data Sets
• Psychology 6120: Computer Methods in Behavioural Science
• Psychology 6140: Multivariate Data Analysis
  • SAS Programs
  • SAS/INSIGHT Demonstration
  • MDS and Cluster Analysis Examples

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