SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9

by SAS Institute

Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam with the official guide by the SAS® Certified Professional Program. New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam will find this guide an invaluable, convenient and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Major topics include importing and exporting raw data files, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors.You will also become familiar with the enhancements and new functionality that are available in SAS®9. Includes a free CD-ROM with tutorials, practice data, and sample programs to further reinforce and test your SAS skills.

Genres: Programming, Textbooks

840 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a technical guide and test prep book. It's great for its purpose. Good examples, thorough, detailed. It's written by the company that administers the test so it will definitely prepare you.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

The test was fairly pedantic but doable. Guide + experience should be sufficient.

[Marki Nan]

good informational book

[manar, etc. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Passed the certification exam today. Although this book may be a good starting point, it is nowhere near comprehensive and is really lacking in practice questions that reflect how painstakingly detailed the real exam questions are. Also, much of the topics covered in the book are already covered in the free SAS Programming1 e-Learning course found on the official SAS website. My advice is to begin there.

To supplement your studies, I’d recommend downloading the free app “BaseSASPractice” (found in the App Store and Google Store) for a great collection of ~300 practice questions. I used these and the SAS Content Guide to pinpoint gaps in my knowledge. Then I googled the topics I needed to learn/brush up on to find the SAS Language Reference’s page about them.

The app’s practice questions and the notes I took while going through the online SAS tutorial were probably the main reasons I passed the certification. This book unfortunately doesn’t do what it says it does—I think it’s more of a memory refresher than a one-stop study guide.

Good luck!

[Splen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am using this book to help prepare me for the SAS Certifcation Exam (Base Programming for SAS 9).
Early January, 2012.

[Alok Yadav]

good

[Priya]

read

[KUMAR PRINCE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Want to learn SAS. This book is good for SAS knowledge