Practical Data Management and Statistical Computing (BioEp691F)

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Elements of SAS System and Course SYNTEX

Modular system 2 steps

DATA

PROCcedures

A program is a series of these steps.

Programming KEYWORDS can be grouped:

• GLOBAL STATEMENTS
• DATA STEP KEYWORDS
• PROC KEYWORDS

  In the Windows Environment, SAS commands to manipulate the Windows and SAS software are called: DISPLAY MANAGER COMMANDS

We will use UPPER CASE letters when we type SAS KEYWORDS to distinguish them from "user" input.

• 1. End all lines with semicolon
• 2. Use comments (lines beginning with "*") liberally to form Program Outline
• 3. Start with step KEYWORD- DATA, PROC
• 4. Indent lines under a step
• 5. Search for "ERROR"s in the program LOG.