Table of Contents

Preface vii Acknowledgements ix PART I DATA MANIPULATION AND THE SAS(R) PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 1 1 Getting Started 3 2 Getting Data into SAS 19 3 Reading, Writing, and Importing Data 50 4 Preparing Data for Analysis 75 5 Preparing to Use SAS Procedures 112 6 SAS Advanced Programming Topics Part 1 134 7 SAS Advanced Programming Topics Part 2 163 8 Controlling Output Using ODS 193 PART II STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USING SAS PROCEDURES 213 9 Evaluating Quantitative Data 215 10 Analyzing Counts and Tables 243 11 Comparing Means Using T-Tests 270 12 Correlation and Regression 283 13 Analysis of Variance 311 14 Analysis of Variance, Part II 327 15 Nonparametric Analysis 347 16 Logistic Regression 360 17 Factor Analysis 377 18 Creating Custom Graphs 393 19 Creating Custom Reports 431 Appendix A Options Reference 462 Appendix B SAS Function Reference 472 Appendix C Choosing a SAS Procedure 491 Appendix D Quick Reference 494 Appendix E Using SAS University Edition with SAS Essentials 501 References 508 Index 511

About the Author

Alan C. Elliott, MBA, is Director of the Statistical Consulting Center at Southern Methodist University.  A prolific writer, he is the author and/or coauthor of multiple "how-to" technology books and a long-time member of the American Statistical Association.

Wayne A. Woodward, PhD, is Chair and Professor of the Department of Statistical Science at Southern Methodist University (SMU).  He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, was named an SMU Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2003, and received the Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award at SMU in 2006.