SAS Essentials:
A Guide to Mastering SAS for Research
Alan C. Elliott & Wayne Woodward
Jossey Bass/Wiley Publisher
(c) 2010
Option 1: Download files for Hands-On Examples (windows) This (.exe) program copies the data files for the SAS Essentials book. Click on the link to begin the install program to copy files to your C:\SASDATA folder. (no programs are installed.) When you see the following prompt, select the "Unzip" button. Then Close.
Option 2: If you prefer using a Zip file, click here to download the ZIPped version (.zip) of the data files.
CORRECTIONS TO TEXT
1. Page 350, first line should read
PROC PRINT LABEL DATA=STATSOUT;
2.The code at the bottom of page 363 and top of page 364 should be
LAST=VISIT1;
FLAG=0;I=1;
DO UNTIL (i>5);
IF TIME(I)>0 THEN DO
LAST=TIME(I);
END;
I+1;
END;
3. p 294, the file AMIXED1.SAS in the downloaded file may be incorrect. Click here download the correct version.
4. p 302. The labels on the plots are incorrect. To correct the output, place the following line near the top of file AREPEAT2.SAS
TITLE "Repeated Measures Analysis";
5. p 303. In Exercise 13.1 change the 4th line to read
LSMEANS TIME/ADJUST=TUKEY;
6. p 272 (Logistic example) The CLASS statment in the example should read
CLASS GENDER;
(RACE should be removed.)
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