SAS Intermediate for the Scottish Government

Issued by Newtyne Consultancy & Training Limited

This course will provide delegates with a deeper understanding of the language of SAS, building on existing knowledge gained from the Scottish Government In-House SAS course. It combines a range of topics to provide the required next step training for analysts and statisticians. You will benefit from hands-on exercises to apply your new skills and knowledge throughout the course.

Level Intermediate

Skills

Arrays
Data Formats
Iterative Processing
Language Of SAS
Manipulating Data
Summarising Observations
Summarising Variables
Using Functions

Earning Criteria

Successful completion of the course will enable you to: implement more advanced Data Step techniques to manage your data more efficiently, including BY group processing, merging, iterative processing and arrays; utilise dataset options, formats and functions and; recognise the different types of errors, decipher LOG messages and recall methods for debugging programs.