


Course Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
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Use SAS for managing and manipulating data
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Perform data analysis in SAS
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Become familiar with some of the most commonly used statistical procedures in SAS
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Apply knowledge of data mining techniques (Multivariate Statistics, Regression, ANOVA, Cluster Analysis, Logistic Regression) for complex data sets using SAS

Module 1: Introduction to SAS
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Importing data and installed data tables
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Performing basic data analysis in SAS
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Vector and matrix arithmetic
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Logical selections
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How to do loops and if statements to manipulate data

Module 2: Descriptive Statistics in SAS
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Summarizing data (grouped & ungrouped)
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Creating tables
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Creating graphics

Module 3: Data Mining & Statistical Analysis in SAS
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Hypothesis testing
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Regression (Including Step-wise)
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ANOVA
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Logistic Regression
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Chi Square Testing
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Cluster Analysis
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Decision Trees

Module 4: Case Study – Big Data
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Analysis of a large dataset
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Importing data from csv and txt files, data manipulation and basic descriptive statistics
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Plots and graphing, for-loops and if-statements
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Identify the purpose of certain lines of code
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Practice what has been learned in Modules 1-3 with a ‘big data’ set
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Regression analysis and ANOVA using “big data” set