SAS Applications in Demography I - MD360P38
Title: Demografické aplikace SAS I
Guaranteed by: Department of Demography and Geodemography (31-360)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2016
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: winter s.:combined
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: cancelled
Language: Czech
Level: specialized
Is provided by: MD360P38N
Guarantor: Ing. Jaroslav Kraus, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Kateřina Brázová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Klára Hulíková Tesárková, Ph.D.
Mgr. Lukáš Kahoun
Incompatibility : MD360P38N
Interchangeability : MD360P38N
Is incompatible with: MD360P38N, MD360P22
Is pre-requisite for: MD360P46
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Annotation -
An Introduction to SAS System on purposes of social sciences and sciences about population. An application approach of SAS/Base and SAS/STAT on analysis files of vital statistics, population censuses and surveys

Last update: Kraus Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D. (09.11.2014)
Literature -
  • SAS 9.4 DS2 Language Reference, Third Edition 
    PDF (26MB)  |   HTML
  • SAS 9.4 FedSQL Language Reference, Third Edition 
    PDF (13MB)  |   HTML
  • SAS 9.4 SPD Engine: Storing Data in the Hadoop Distributed File System, Second Edition
    PDF (970KB)  |   HTML
  • SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System: Advanced Topics
    PDF (13MB)  |   HTML
  • SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System: Procedures Guide
    PDF (23MB)  |   HTML
  • Getting Started with the SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System 
    PDF (4.2MB)  |   HTML
  • SAS 9.4 ODS Graphics: Getting Started with Business and Statistical Graphics 
    PDF (2.1MB)   |   HTML
  • The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fifth Edition 
    Book excerpt  |   Buy
  • Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4
    PDF (19.3MB)  |   HTML  
Last update: Kraus Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D. (09.11.2014)
Syllabus -

Introduction into SAS system
 examine the structure of a SAS program
The DATA Step
 working with SAS data sets
Modifying SAS Data Sets
 create new variables, conditional logic subset a data set
Working with Existing SAS Data Sets
 create a new SAS data sets, merging data sets
Accessing Data from Other Sources
 access Microsoft Excel data and other formats
 access data using the Import Wizard
Creating and Using Macro Variables
 use the % LET, % PUT statements
Working with Procedures
 procedures APPEND, CATALOG, CHART, COMPARE, CONTENTS,
COPY, CORR, DISPLAY, DOCUMENT, EXPORT, FORMAT, FORMS,
FREQ, IMPORT, MEANS, MIGRATE, OPTIONS, PRINT, PRINTTO,
REGISTRY, REPORT

The course is ended with written exam.

Last update: Kraus Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D. (10.11.2014)