SAS Applications Programming: A Gentle Introduction

by Frank C. DiIorio

SAS Applications Programming: A Gentle Introduction by Frank C. Dilorio presents the basics of the SAS System in a well-paced, structured, and nonthreatening manner for the beginning or intermediate user. Numerous practical and real-world examples are drawn from the autor's fifteen years of experience using SAS.



System- and version-independent, SAS Applications Programming gives the reader the flexibility to utilize any recent version of this popular statistical software package. Complex topics are introduced at a reasonable rate, gradually bringing readers to the point where they can manage multiple datasets, read complex raw data, perform complex calculations quickly and effectively, and write custom reports.



Anyone who needs to learn or expand his or her knowledge of the SAS software package should read SAS Applications Programming.

704 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 1991

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite useful for learning the ins and outs of DATA steps in SAS, but extremely dull. I'm sure there are lots of gems in here, but I can't ever get through a chapter without zoning out. Probably better used as a reference.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

The world needs this book, because SAS is a beast of a programming language. Too bad it's written in the dullest language possible with non-compelling examples, with layout so dense you forget what you even opened the book to find out. The author overshoots "gentle" and ends up with "soporific."