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A Programming Approach
Exercises and Projects for
The
Little SAS®
Book
a primer
SIXTH EDITION
Rebecca A. Ottesen
Lora D. Delwiche
Susan J. Slaughter
Contents
About This Book
Acknowledgments
Getting Started Using SAS Software
Chapter 3
Working with Your Data
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 4
Sorting, Printing, and Summarizing Your Data
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 5
Enhancing Your Output with ODS
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 6
Modifying and Combining SAS Data Sets
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 7
Writing Flexible Code with the SAS Macro Facility
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 8
Visualizing Your Data
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 9
Using Basic Statistical Procedures
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 10
Exporting Your Data
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
Chapter 11
Debugging Your SAS Programs
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Programming Exercises
PROJECTS
Health and Human Services
Trends in the United States Census Data
United States