Programming Using SAS

STAT 410/510

Dr. Dwight Galster

SDSU F2008

Meetings:  AGH 113, T-Th 11:00-11:50

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Syllabus    

Online Tutorial  Note:  Don't print this all out, because it will be changing as we go along.

The D2L site.  (All students, on-campus and on-line, will be using D2L, Desire to Learn.) 

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A note about assignments:  Sometimes I hear horror stories from students who have spent 2 or 3 hours on a single problem.  By no means should this happen.  If you have spent 15-20 minutes on a problem and are still stuck, post a message on the discussion board or email me with your program and error messages, if any.  Meanwhile, go on to the next problem.  Also don't wait until the last minute to work on assignments, that way you can have a chance to ask in class.  It is helpful to read ahead in the tutorial (as in any class) because you will understand things better in class and have a chance to get your questions answered. (Some large assignments near the end of the semester may take several hours.)

Approximate Schedule (will be updated as we go):

Videos will stream if you click on them, otherwise you can right click and download them, which will give better control over playback.  The old videos from last semester are still here.  They will be replaced as we go along.  Videos are usually posted at night or the day after the lecture, depending on time constraints.

1/17  Chapter 0  Video

1/22 Lesson 1  Video

1/24 Lesson 2  Video

1/29 Lesson 3   Video
        Lesson 1 Exercises due. 

1/31 Lesson 4  Video
        Lesson 2 Exercises due.

2/5 Lesson 5  Video
        Lesson 3 Exercises due.

2/7 Lesson 6  Video
        Lesson 4 Exercises due

2/12 Lesson 7  Video 
         Lessons 5 Exercises due

2/14 Lesson 8  Video
        Lesson 6 Exercises due

2/19 Lesson 9  Video
        Lesson 7  Exercises due

2/21 Lesson 10  Video
         Lesson 8 Exercises due

2/26 Lesson 11  Video
          Lesson 9 Exercises due

2/28 Lesson 12  Video
          Lesson 10 Exercises due

3/4 Lesson 13  Video
          Lesson 11 Exercises due

3/6 Lesson 14  Video  (old one--had technical problems)
          Lesson 12 Exercises due

3/10 Lesson 15  Video 
          Lesson 13 Exercises due

3/11 Lesson 16  Video
        Lesson 14 Exercises due

3/27 Lesson 17  Video (old one)
        Lesson 15 Exercises due on 3/25 

3/31 Lesson 18  Video
        Lesson 16 Exercises due on 3/27

4/1  Lesson 19  Video program
        Lesson 17 Exercises due

4/3  Lesson 20  Video
        Lesson 18 Exercises due

4/8  Lesson 21  Video

4/10  Lesson 22  Video (The first 21 minutes are applicable to today's lecture.)
        Lesson 19-20 Exercises due

4/15  Lesson 23  Video

4/17 Lesson 24  Video

4/22 Lesson 25  Video    old video that has a little more help on the homework
        Lesson 22-23 Exercises due

4/24 Lesson 25 Video

4/29 Lesson 26-27 Video (new)  Video (Old part 1)  Video (Old part 2)

5/1  Lesson 28  Video (new)
       Complete the IDEA Survey by May 2

5/6  Lesson 24-25 Exercises due 
       Lesson 26-27 Exercises due

5/9 Final Project due

 

SAS Documentation

SAS OnlineDoc 9.1.3 for the Web
Documentation for SAS 9.1.3 in PDF

 

SAS Certification

All Statistics students are strongly encouraged to pursue SAS certification.  It is a very marketable credential.  Some companies pay hiring bonuses for having it, and even if they don't, it is an impressive resume item.

SAS Credentials and Exams
SAS Certification Prep Book

 

SAS corporate website

SAS Wiki Community

SAS Student Network

SAS is launching the SAS Student Network to help connect students who have SAS skills to jobs, internships, learning opportunities and more! Join the SAS Student Network, and you'll receive e-newsletters that include:

  • Job postings from companies seeking employees with SAS skills.
  • Internship opportunities in various industries.
  • Profiles of SAS users in academia, industry, public sector and more.
  • Information on low-cost SAS training courses.
  • Discounts on select publications and other resources.
  • Announcements of conferences and other opportunities.
  • Details on certification Web seminars conducted by SAS Certified Professionals.

How to join
Send an e-mail to studentnetwork@sas.com -- use Join the SAS Student Network as the subject line.

There is no cost to join, and your information will not be released to third parties.

 

Access to SAS

If you want to use SAS on UNIX

If you want to buy the Learning Edition--But see also:
The best deal for students on the SAS Learning edition
Some people have had trouble installing the learning edition or finding the sas.exe file.  This page might be helpful.
The Learning Edition does not work on Windows Vista (also has a few problems on 64-bit XP, but mostly works).

SAS in the Labs

Ag Hall 113 should be open from 7:00 to 10:00 each day except when there's class in there.  Schedule

According to tech support, "We have SAS currently installed on 6 stations in NFA 138 and the 4 stations in the basement of Sorenson. There will be 8 in the Grad Lab in Briggs." 
 

 

Some miscellaneous data sets we may want to use:

myclass.txt A-Ant.txt  leafbrn.xls stavwood.txt  top1000words.txt  stateinfo.sas7bdat

usedcars program  sleep.txt