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The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third Edition

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good book.
Best for learners
Good Status and Fast Delivery.
Best book for SAS learners
A main dish of basics with a hint of little-known tricks.

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third Edition
Lora D. Delwiche , and Susan J. Slaughter
Manufacturer: SAS Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1590473337

Book Description

Getting started with SAS is easy with The Little SAS Book. This friendly, easy-to-read guide gently introduces you to the most commonly used features of SAS software plus a whole lot more! The book has been revised to include concepts of the Output Delivery System; the STYLE= option in the PRINT, REPORT and TABULATE procedures; ODS HTML, RTF, PRINTER, and OUTPUT destinations; PROC REPORT; more on PROC TABULATE; exporting data;the colon modifier for informats.

You'll find clear and concise explanations of basic SAS concepts (such as DATA and PROC steps), inputting data, modifying and combining data sets, summarizing and presenting data, basic statistical procedures, and debugging SAS programs.

Each topic is presented in a self-contained two-page layout complete with examples and graphics. This format enables new users to get up and running quickly, while the examples allow you to type in the program and see it work!

Customer Reviews:

good book........2007-05-22

I've used SPSS, but never SAS. This book is well organized and helped me to start using SAS quickly.

Best for learners.......2007-03-09

A "must have" book for SAS learners. Some of the best features of the book ---well organised, easy to follow, simple examples that help to understand the material.
A good reference book for SAS BASE and ADVANCED certification exams.

Good Status and Fast Delivery........2007-03-09

The status of the book is very good. And it was delivered very fast. So I'm satisfied.

Best book for SAS learners.......2007-03-08

Little SAS is one of the best books for researchers and SAS beginners who want to work with SAS. Programmes were simple and the language was very understandable with lot of examples.

A main dish of basics with a hint of little-known tricks........2007-03-08

This is an indispensable SAS reference for programmers. I cannot speak on its value as a learning text, however, as I lack the proper experiential context.

Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language (5th Edition)

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Poor book
Great for real life applications
Too much unecessary detail about reading in data
Poor value
Blergh

Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language (5th Edition)
Ron P. Cody , and Jeffrey K. Smith
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0131465325

Book Description

As the SASÂ© programming language continues to evolve, this guide follows suit with timely coverage of the combination statistical package, database management system, and high-level programming language. Using current examples from business, medicine, education, and psychology, Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language is an invaluable resource for applied researchers, giving them the capacity to perform statistical analyses with SAS without wading through pages of technical documentation. Includes the necessary SAS statements to run programs for most of the commonly used statistics, explanations of the computer output, interpretations of results, and examples of how to construct tables and write up results for reports and journal articles. Illustrated with SAS Graphâ¢ output. Provides readers with ample models for developing programming skills. For anyone interested in learning more about applied statistics and the SAS programming language.

Customer Reviews:

Poor book.......2007-03-20

I hoped more. It is a very basic book, with elemental examples and no clear directions on the best use of SAS.

Great for real life applications.......2007-01-01

Great book.. It is a great asset to my SAS library.

Too much unecessary detail about reading in data.......2006-11-10

Theres just too much unecessary material in this book about ways to read in data etc. Its all unecessary cos like myself most professional analysts and statisticians have access to SAS enterprise guide, which is incredibly powerful and so much less time consuming. The programming language is only useful for algorithms these days, as most professionals havent got the time to be debugging code all day. The text covers nothing about cluster analysis either which is central to a lot of multi variate analysis.
The mathematics and statistical detail is of far more interest and importance to us in the working environment than reading in of files.

Poor value.......2006-10-14

The book can be helpful to college students, but is of little benefit to more seasoned statisticians. The title notwithstanding, most of its chapters deal with general-purpose SAS programming; the rest (totaling 100-150 pages) offer a very basic review of REG, TTEST, LOGISTIC and FACTOR procedures, something that you can easily find online. (Check out the SAS tutorials offered by UCLA). I like and recommend Ron Cody's other books, but not this overpriced softcover.

Blergh.......2006-09-13

I did not like this book. The organization was abysmal, and I decided to sell it back to the college bookstore for use by future hapless students, because it is not good as a reference guide.

I did not like how the author seemed to gear the book to an audience that is terrified of their computers or anything dealing with *gasp* math.

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

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Camping must have
Second one I bought.
Amazing!!!
SAS
Ok for the price

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
John Lofty Wiseman
Manufacturer: Collins
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ASIN: 0060578793
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Book Description

The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.

Customer Reviews:

Camping must have.......2007-06-12

If you like to travel off the beaten path, you should take this book with you. From interesting things to look for on a day hike, to ways to survive in any climate, and location this book is a must have. Hunting, gathering, shelter, fire, and first-aid. Things you must know to survive in the wilderness.

Second one I bought. .......2007-06-12

I sent my first one to my mom, this is a great book for anyone interested in anything outdoors. Particularly Scouts. Some of those idiots on Survior need to read this. Damn fine man book.

Amazing!!!.......2007-06-09

I had to look for a book to improve my knowledge about outdoors activities like camping, hiking and survival skills. This book is THE book to have in hand. It is very comprehensive, have a lot of details, and it's written by a guy that really had to use the methods and tips described in the book.

Probably the book goes a lot far in survival skills for a lot of us (like surviving to an atomic accident) but no one knows when it will come handy to know what to do in those cases. Like having a water shortage in your house for a week could lead you to know some survival skills to "create" water from the elements.

The book is well written as well as very comprehensive. I don't recommend this book to newbies because it describe a lot of techniques that require a minimum of knowledge.

I can't wait to test my learning this summer!
Thanks Lofty!

SAS .......2007-06-01

John "Lofty" Wiseman, Ex SAS, if you ever wanted someone who knew what he was talking about, this is the man. The book is full of info for literally every point and circumbstance on the planet. It is a book that you will use, demolish while using it and you will buy another copy because you used this one too much. The only regret I have of this book (and why I give it 4 stars) is not the content but the book itself. It is not sturdy enough. The content itself is a mini library to survival around the globe. You're a serious survivalist or camper? This book should be yours.

Ok for the price.......2007-05-23

This book had a lot of information that was useful in survival. Some of it takes a lot of practice in a safe setting, like a backyard, before you try to rely on it. Using the bow drill for fire making is an art and the hardest workout I ever had. There is a lot of technique on it that wasn't covered in the book that will make or break it. It makes me wonder how much other stuff I don't know is like that in this book.

SAS Learning Edition 4.1: With the Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.1

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Easy to use SAS with or without programming!
SAS Software for 65 bucks? A Great Deal!!
I don't think so

SAS Learning Edition 4.1: With the Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.1

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Customer Reviews:

Easy to use SAS with or without programming!.......2007-05-21

If you want to learn SAS for school or work, this is an easy way to pick it up and learn it in short order. It is based on SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 and SAS 9.1.3 (a very recent release of SAS production software.)

The main disadvantage is the license restricts this to learning or educational purposes and there is a limit on how much data can be used in your analysis (educational purposes implies modest amounts of data.)

Otherwise, with SAS at work running to thousands of dollars per seat, this is an affordable way to have and use SAS!

You can program in SAS language or use the point and click interface of Enterprise Guide tasks and wizards. These tasks and wizards make it easy for novices to open, manage, report on, summarize, graph, and analyze data all with a convenient point and click interface (no programming is needed!)

SAS Software for 65 bucks? A Great Deal!!.......2007-02-22

SAS is a powerful product. As someone pointed out in the review for the earlier edition, SAS Programmers are in huge demand because SAS is required by the FDA for all pharmaceutical companies in order to bring drugs to market. It is used by 98 of the Fortune 100 companies. And it is the defacto standard for the financial industry with the anti-money laundering laws.

The flipside is that SAS is not intuitive -- you can't just read a book and learn it without actually having it in front of you and the classes are expensive (although their online training is quite reasonable). If you don't have access to SAS you aren't going to be able to learn it effectively. It isn't like Java or C where you can just go out and get a free compiler and play around with it on your own. I work for a bank where we use SAS exclusively for IT Data analysis. I need to be able to learn SAS quickly and for me, that means learning at home in my infinite gravity chair.

True, it expires in a bit less than 2 years. However, this is intended to be a learning tool -- not a business tool. And even business versions of SAS must be renewed every year -- you don't renew, the software is useless. That is the SAS business model and it has been very effective for them -- just as the MS Windows license scheme is designed to maximize the market share and profitability of that company.

My only complaint is that I wish that SAS would come out with an "intermediate" version for home users -- something that could handle more data and contained all of the procedures of Base SAS. But then SAS would face having others try to abuse the intent of the product and circumvent their license structure just as some would like to do with the learning edition. I also wish they would come out with a LINUX version.

The next price point is to purchase a "full" license for over $7000.00 which also has to be renewed each year. Yikes!

I was going to purchase the Little SAS Book for EG anyway which is 60 bucks by itself. So in essence, I'm getting the software for 65 bucks. With that pricing, I could buy a new version of the Learning Edition every 2 years (by which point SAS will have updated their software so would want the newer version anyway) and it would be 140 years before the full-fledged license to become cost effective.

SAS and statistics in general are becoming more and more important job skills (ever hear of Six Sigma?) so an entry-level package that gives folks an opportunity to learn how to use both is invaluable for anyone that wants to enhance their marketability -- regardless of what industry you work in.

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UPDATED TO ADD USABILITY REVIEW

I realized I did not speak to the usability of the product which may be of more interest (thanks to the reader for suggesting this).

The SAS Learning Edition 4.1 is an effective learning tool for those who are just starting out with SAS and those who want to become hardcore BASE SAS programmers.

If you are just starting out with SAS and Statistical Analysis, you will want to start with SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) -- a windows-based wizard-like front end for calculating sample statistics, creating graphs, performing ANOVA, regression, and Time-Series Analysis. The advantage to using SAS EG is that you don't have to know a lick of code to actually use SAS. The downside, of course, is that it does not teach you how to actually program in SAS. It is like using the "address book" feature on your cell phone -- you can easily call anyone you have in your adress book. However, if you actually need to recall their phone number, you won't know it because you are relying on the memory of the phone and not your own.

SAS EG is a bit like training wheels. It will get you started. However, once you have mastered the basic analysis tools within SAS, you will want to refine them to be most appropriate with your data. For example, SAS EG relies on a certain set of defaults and often those defaults will be oriented towards the most common user applications which tend to be either social sciences or pharmaceuticals. If you are trying to analyze IT or financial data, you may need to change the defaults in order to make the analyses more appropriate for your goals.

The great thing about SAS EG is that it allows you to view actual SAS code. You can then cut and paste that and start using the SAS Program editor to take your skill sets one step further and learn the nuts and bolts of SAS Programming. Think of the difference between SAS EG and SAS Programming as using Visual C to create a program vs actually starting with C-code and building from scratch. Again, SAS Learning Edition will allow you to make that progression.

This progression will make a significant difference to potential employers if you are looking to enhance your resume by being able to add SAS to your list of skills. Some companies are looking for individuals who can do the basics with SAS EG. However, many employers are going to be looking for individuals who can use both EG AND SAS Programming. If you really want to separate yourself from the pack, you will take the time to learn the actual SAS Programming language. Again, it is like the difference between getting a bachelors degree and a masters. A bachelors implies you know the "what and how" to do something. However, a Masters implies you know how to do the "when" and "why" and how to extend the concepts when they don't fit the basic applications.

Finally, the differences between SAS Learning Edition 4.1 vs 2.1 is that you are getting the most up-to-date version of the software. SAS, like any software program, continues to evolve. While the SAS programming language is pretty stable and is not changing significantly from one year to the next, the SAS EG Interface and Architecture are undergoing constant revision as user feedback is incorporated and as programming technologies continue to evolve. Since SAS Business Licenses are renewed every year, they will tend to upgrade their software version (they want to feel like they get something for their renewal fee.) It isn't like if you don't want Vista, you just don't upgrade and therefore, you don't have to look for people with Vista skills.

Businesses will expect that people they hire have knowledge of the current release because that is what they most likely have -- once again, this is a side effect of the SAS License model. Again, this is another reason why the expiration of the 4.1 LE for 12/2008 is not a significant limitation -- by 12/2008, there will be at least one major release by SAS -- maybe 2 (SAS is planning a major release towards the end of 2007 and based on history, most likely will have another Service Pack or significant point release before the end of 2008)

Hope this helps.

I don't think so.......2007-02-07

I was a fan of 2.0, but the price of SAS Learning Edition 4.1 is just too high. I do not own this version, and do not plan to, and therefore I have based this review on published features of the product. Look elsewhere if you want to know about practical experience with SAS LE 4.1. On the plus side it comes with the book "The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.1," and will process and display the first 1500 observations of your data, as opposed to 1000 with 2.0. On the downside, the license expires on Dec. 31, 2008, as opposed to Dec. 1, 2008 for 2.0, after which time it will apparently not be usable. All this for about twice the price of 2.0. Fine for SAS to provide a learning resource, but if they really want to provide an educational service (rather than being just another part of the problem with education) I think they should make it available at a price that is affordable to learners.

SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9

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Excellent prep for test with programming I and II
GOOD BOOK
good guide for SAS certification test
Passed SAS Base Programming Certification Exam using this guidebook

SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9
SAS Publishing
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Prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam with the official guide by the SAS® Certified Professional Program. New and experienced SAS users who want to prepare for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 certification exam will find this guide an invaluable, convenient and comprehensive resource that covers all of the objectives tested on the exam. Major topics include importing and exporting raw data files, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting data syntax and programming logic errors.You will also become familiar with the enhancements and new functionality that are available in SAS®9. Includes a free CD-ROM with tutorials, practice data, and sample programs to further reinforce and test your SAS skills.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent prep for test with programming I and II.......2007-05-14

The most notable attribute of the SAS Prep Guide is that it contains a lot of information not included in the two programming classes that I've taken from the SAS Institute (Base Programming I and II). The classes were great, but the book adds even more material (and if it's on the test, I want to know about it!). The book is thorough, over 750 pages of material and includes about 10 questions at the end of each chapter as a test (answers and explanations in the back of the book). Also, the book doubles as a reference guide in case you're stumped and need a resource. I have not used the CDROM at all and thus have no comments in regards to it. Overall, I suggest it, especially if you can get your company to pay for it!

GOOD BOOK .......2007-03-20

For novice and experienced programmers who wants to write certification exam its a good reference book. I recommend to buy this book.

good guide for SAS certification test.......2007-01-09

I have been preparing for base SAS certification test, this book provided me the opportunity to see what to expect in test and how to better prepare for the test.

Passed SAS Base Programming Certification Exam using this guidebook.......2006-12-07

Bought the Prep Guide (SAS9) in August, read it twice and did all
quizes after each chapter. Then, reviewed the book contents and all
problems again. Took the test in October and passed it. I changed a
job within the company right after, got a 10% higher pay than my
current one.

You can just study the guidebook alone. Doing the programming exercises
in the accompanied CD is helpful for understanding the contents, but not
absolutely necessary as long as you fully understand and memorize some
important details. The information is massive, you got to put them in
an organized way so that you are able to retrieve them easily and fast
when you are taking test. Answering 70 questions in 2 hrs, there is a
plenty of time. Good luck!

Survival Analysis Using SAS: A Practical Guide

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Nice reference for survival analysis
Learn By Doing
Extraordinarily Clear and Useful
Best how-to book on survival analysis using SAS. Very useful

Survival Analysis Using SAS: A Practical Guide
Paul D. Allison
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Biomedical and social science researchers who want to analyze survival data with the SAS System will find just what they need with this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide. Written for the person with a modest statistical background and minimal knowledge of SAS software, this book teaches many aspects of data input and manipulation. Numerous examples of SAS code and output make this an eminently practical book ensuring that even the uninitiated becomes a sophisticated user of survival analysis. The main topics presented include censoring, survival curves, Kaplan-Meier estimation, accelerated failure time models, Cox regression models, and discrete-time analysis. Also included are topics not usually covered such as time-dependent covariates, competing risks, and repeated events.

Supports releases 6.09 and higher of SAS software.

Customer Reviews:

Nice reference for survival analysis.......2007-01-11

So far, this book has been a useful reference for survival analysis. It is clearly written and the xplanatins are understandable and helpful. It would be nice to have a newer edition that addresses changes in later versions of SAS.

Learn By Doing.......2005-06-14

If you have data that fit the general category "time to event," and are not suitably analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA, you are probably looking at doing a survival analysis (also known by several other names). If you are working largely on your own, and you learn best by doing, you cannot--as far as I know--do better than Allison's book. Of course it all but locks you into using SAS for analyses, but his explanations of proportional hazards and other models are the best I've found among a dozen textbooks and stats package manuals (some of which made sense only after reading Allison). What makes this book so good is that it will have you running your analyses in just hours. The examples are superb take-off points. I was not a SAS user before reading the book and therefore took a little extra time to figure out dataset manipulations and such in SAS, but that was minor effort compared to the rewards of having Allison's clearly written book as a guide. The price of this book represents only a fraction of its value.

Extraordinarily Clear and Useful.......2000-02-06

I've used a number of this author's books and they all share in common lucidity, utility, and rigor. This book makes it easy to grasp complex ideas, provides comprehensible examples, gives sample SAS code so that implementing the methods is as straightforward as possible. Plus, it is clear that the author is a subtle and first-rate methodologist, who innovates in this area as well as teaches it.

Best how-to book on survival analysis using SAS. Very useful.......1999-06-22

This book is well-written, well-organized, and very practical. I found it invaluable in conducting my research. My only recommendation for the author for his next edition is to include a chapter on dealing with correlated event times, like time-to-promotion and time-to-quiting in his policemen example (pg 249).

Average customer rating:

Good book for data restructuring algorithms
SAS Programming
Ok--rather above average
For the Person Who Has Everything
My first SAS book

SAS Programming by Example
Ronald P. Cody , and Ray Pass
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Develop and fine-tune your programming skills the easy way - by example! For beginning and intermediate users, SAS Programming by Example guides you, with a series of annotated examples, through basic tasks to more complex ones. Problems and solutions are provided to make the most of the programming tools available in base SAS software. Conversational in tone, this book is useful both as a tutorial for learning programming and as a convenient quick-reference filled with tips and strategies for solving your programming problems. Among the clearly explained examples are models that show you how to build SAS data sets, use SAS functions for data translation, program more efficiently, relate information from multiple sources, and chart and plot data. You will also learn to work with SAS date values, produce descriptive and summary statistics, and write reports.

Supports releases 6.09E and higher of SAS software.

Customer Reviews:

Good book for data restructuring algorithms.......2007-01-28

Hi,

There are times when you may get data sets that were entered in formats that are not compatible with the PROC you are using. In terms of teaching one how to use arrays and loops to restructure data sets, this book is a gold mine. If you analyze data from PROC SQL against databases then you probably won't need all of what is in this book. I have used this book for several consulting engagements and even if you program in SPSS, this s a great book to have in your arsenal.

SAS Programming.......2006-11-11

I enjoyed the book by Cody and Pass. It is very "user-friendly" and even though it may not be as comprehensive as other comparable books on the subject, I did find it excellent. It clarified many concepts which I was not able to from anywhere else. The authors may consider adding PROC REPORT, a very important and powerful tool.

Ok--rather above average.......2006-10-20

On the whole, the book is very good in that in general it consists of short self-contained programs: the input, the code, and the output, with discussion. Unfortunately, later in the book the authors got tired of the above and in many cases do not provide the output.

Also, the authors indulge in numerous parenethetical asides that are supoosed to be humorous but are just silly and interruptive.

Still, on balance it is a good (though outrageously overpriced) book.

For the Person Who Has Everything.......2006-09-23

Not exactly one of those people but still hanging in there. This is a very good do-it-yourself book on SAS coding. But remember, it is still "do-it-yourself" so beware. You can get the job done, but it may not always be the most economical or efficient way. Otherwise this is an invaluable book. Keep it handy.

My first SAS book.......2004-10-20

This book is helpful for beginner users. It was invaluable to me in learning SAS programming, with great examples of all the basic concepts and operations. It's concise and pretty well-written. (By the way, there's also a helpful "SAS Workbook" that goes along with this, written also by Cody. The Workbook has many exercises to help you get started with SAS).

Average customer rating:

A neccesary book for mixed model analysis

SAS for Mixed Models, Second Edition
Ramon C. Littell , George A. Milliken , Walter W. Stroup , Russell D. Wolfinger , and Oliver, Ph.D. Schabenberber
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Fixed Effects Regression Methods for Longitudinal Data Using SAS
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The indispensable, up-to-date guide to mixed models using SAS®. Discover the latest capabilities available for a variety of applications featuring the MIXED, GLIMMIX, and NLMIXED procedures in this valuable edition of the comprehensive mixed models guide for data analysis, completely revised and updated for SAS®9. The theory underlying the models, the forms of the models for various applications, and a wealth of examples from different fields of study are integrated in the discussions of these models:
random effect only and random coefficients models
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A neccesary book for mixed model analysis.......2007-05-18

I am a Ph.D. student, and I work with longitudinal and hierarchical data. I bought this book recently and I have only had a look at it. I like it very much. This book presents mixed model methodology in the setting of numerous applications and many examples are included from several applications areas. It is a useful book even to people with no muck knowledge of analysis of variance an regression analysis. You do not need to read the book from cover to cover. This book is certainly applied.

A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the SAS System for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

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Absolutely outstanding
Easy to read
Excellent book
Thank goodness for this book
An excellent tutorial for the rusty structural modeler!

A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the SAS System for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling
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ASIN: 1555446434

Book Description

Packed with concrete examples, Hatcher's book provides an introduction to more advanced statistical procedures and includes handy appendices that give basic instruction in using the SAS System. Novice SAS users will find all they need to master SAS basics and move into advanced statistical analyses in this one book. Featured is a simple, step-by-step approach to testing structural equation models with latent variables using the CALIS procedure. The following topics are explained in easy-to-understand terms: exploratory factor analysis, principal component analysis, and developing measurement models with confirmatory factor analysis. Other covered topics of note include "LISREL-type" analyses with the user-friendly PROC CALIS and solving problems encountered in real-world social science research.

Supports releases 6.09 and higher of SAS software.

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely outstanding.......2007-05-23

This is the single best statistics text I've ever read. It's extremely easy to follow, very practical, and gives outstanding examples. Everything is so clearly described in the book that one might call it Factor analysis and SEM for Dummies. I only wish that the book covered nonrecursive SEM models.

Easy to read.......2006-11-03

Very easy to read. Examples are simple and effective. The book explains the statistical concepts as well as the SAS programming tricks. In fact, the book provides complete code - you will be able to get good amount of analysis done just by copying that code. However, you also need to buy the "The Little SAS Book" if you never used SAS before.

Excellent book.......2003-05-01

This outstanding book was one of the mainstays for my Ph.D. dissertation. It explain factor analysis and SEM techniques in a clear and effective way, with an hands-on approach that guides the reader during all the data analysis and result interpretation phases.

Thank goodness for this book.......2002-10-21

I really needed this for my dissertation. As a computer scientist who is using statistically-based data mining techniques in my PhD dissertation, I needed a good "Quick Course" in factor analysis. More important than just "what is factor analysis", I needed to know how to implement my ideas in SAS. This book did the trick. Now let's hope my advisors think so. :)

An excellent tutorial for the rusty structural modeler!.......1998-10-07

This book does an outstanding job of taking someone that is somewhat rusty in advanced multivariate techniques and turning them into a conversant and competent modeler. Larry Hatcher uses plain English to explain what a technique may be used for, what the required SAS code is, what the output should look like, and how the output can be interpreted. I'd strongly recommend this book for anyone taking a structural equation modeling course or wishing to apply this technique in research.

Average customer rating:

Preety Good Book
Why spend the money?
easy to read and follow; better for PROC SQL begginers
Quick way to learn SQL
Complete, but the good stuff is at the back

Proc SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS
Kirk Paul Lafler
Manufacturer: Books by Users Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1590475348

Book Description

Master the language of PROC SQL! Get faster and better results when you use the SQL procedure with this step-by-step, example-driven guide in your hands. You will find information about implementing both American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines and non-ANSI features. A broad range of SAS users including applications programmers, database designers and administrators, statisticians, and systems analysts will find techniques to enhance their data access, manipulation, and presentation prowess.

Topics examined include database design; an introduction to SQL, dictionary tables, and tables; coding PROC SQL logic as well as complex queries; working with views; troubleshooting and debugging SQL code; and tuning for performance.

With the growing popularity of databases, PROC SQL is becoming the language of choice for SAS users around the world. Intermediate and advanced users will appreciate the straightforward explanations and numerous examples. Achieve expert results with the techniques and strategies detailed in PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS!

Customer Reviews:

Preety Good Book.......2007-05-07

I have read most of the chapters of this book. I certainly advise anyone who would like to learn SAS SQL or improve her/his SAS SQL skills.

Why spend the money?.......2007-03-30

I purchased this book one year ago under the influence of the high ratings here, but I didn't get chance to finish it until last week. After comparing this book with the SAS SQL manual (free online PDF file available at SAS website), I came to one question, why bother to buy this book? The book is not a copy of the SAS manual, but it is written in a strikingly similar pattern yet it provides LESS information than the SAS manual; on the contrary, the SAS manual gives you more materials, more examples, better narratives, clearer explanations than this full-of-typo book.

easy to read and follow; better for PROC SQL begginers.......2007-03-20

If you are new to PROC SQL, this is the right book. It covers all the basic queries, complex queries in simple content, some troubleshooting, and a little bit of efficiency. The layout throughout the book is very easy to read and follow. All examples contain PROC SQL codes, results, appropriate explanation, as well as part of SAS LOG and comparison in some examples. This book might be a little basic to power PROC SQL users. But compared to SAS SQL procedure user's guide, it is way better to have.

Quick way to learn SQL.......2006-01-13

An experienced SAS programmer, I used the many helpful examples in this book to learn a lot about PROC SQL in just a few days. (I skipped the text.) I trust the few typos and obscure passages will be cleared up in a subsequent edition. I thought the sections on normalization and integrity constraints were skimpy. The book has also been favorably reviewed in The American Statistician 2005, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 350

Complete, but the good stuff is at the back.......2006-01-07

It is well written and complete, but despite the title, spends too much time on the basics.

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