This week our SAS paper review focusses on “Proc Format, a Speedy Alternative to Sort / Sort / Merge” by Jenine Milum. The paper explains how Proc Format can be used to combine information from multiple datasets in place of…
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SAS tips & tricks #1 – The VARNUM function
A couple of well known ways to tell whether a variable is present in a dataset include using a PROC CONTENTS or by referring to the SASHELP.VCOLUMN Dictionary Table, a perhaps lesser known approach is to utilise the VARNUM function.…
SAS paper review
This week we would like to draw attention to a paper written by Naren Surampalli entitled “The power of using options COMPLETETYPES and PRELOADFMT”. This paper investigates a scenarios that occurs regularly in clinical trials when generating summary tables for…
Introducing our SAS ® paper reviews
Each week we review a statistical programming, SAS ® or life sciences paper that we have found especially informative or that we think will be of particular use for the statistical programmer working in the life sciences industry. The papers we…
Lesson 1 – Getting started with SAS ®
The first lesson in our Introduction to SAS® series is available to download on our training page. This course is designed for individuals who are new to SAS and will give them the skills they need to accomplish basic tasks.…