SAS For Dummies

The fun and easy way to learn to use this leading business intelligence tool Written by an author team who is directly involved with SAS, this easy-to-follow guide is fully updated for the latest release of SAS and covers just what you need to put this popular software to work in your business. SAS allows any business or enterprise to improve data delivery, analysis, reporting, movement across a company, data mining, forecasting, statistical analysis, and more. SAS For Dummies, 2nd Edition  gives you the necessary background on what SAS can do for you and explains how to use the Enterprise Guide. SAS provides statistical and data analysis tools to help you deal with all kinds of data: operational, financial, performance, and more Places special emphasis on Enterprise Guide and other analytical tools, covering all commonly used features Covers all commonly used features and shows you the practical applications you can put to work in your business Explores how to get various types of data into the software and how to work with databases Covers producing reports and Web reporting tools, analytics, macros, and working with your data In the easy-to-follow, no-nonsense For Dummies format, SAS For Dummies gives you the knowledge and the confidence to get SAS working for your organization. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Introduction 1 Part I: Welcome to SAS! 7 Chapter 1:Touring the Wonderful World of SAS 9 Chapter 2: Your Connection to SAS: Using SAS Enterprise Guide 19 Chapter 3: Six-Minute Abs: Getting Miraculous Results with SAS 43 Part II: Gathering Data and Presenting Information 73 Chapter 4: Accessing Data: Oh, the Choices! 75 Chapter 5: Managing Data: I Can Do That? 95 Chapter 6: Show Me a Report in Less Than a Minute 123 Chapter 7: Graphs: More Value with SAS 143 Part III: Impressing Your Boss with Your SAS Business Intelligence 161 Chapter 8: A Painless Introduction to Analytics 163 Chapter 9: More Analytics to Enlighten and Entertain 177 Chapter 10: Data Mining: Making the Leap from Guesses to Smart Choices 187 Part IV: Enhancing and Sharing Your SAS Masterpieces 199 Chapter 11: Leveraging Work from SAS to Those Less Fortunate 201 Chapter 12: Use OLAP and Impress Your Coworkers 221 Chapter 13: Supercharge Microsoft Office with SAS 237 Chapter 14: Web Reporting Fever: SAS Has That Covered 257 Part V: Getting SAS Ready to Rock and Roll 269 Chapter 15: Setting Up SAS 271 Chapter 16: SAS Programming for the Faint of Heart 283 Chapter 17: The New World Meets the Old: Programmers and SAS Enterprise Guide 301 Part VI: The Part of Tens 315 Chapter 18: Ten SAS Enterprise Guide Productivity Tips 317 Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Administrators 323 Chapter 20: Ten (or More) Web Resources for Extra Information 333 Index 337