topic Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation? in SAS Programming

Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

caveman529 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:37:34 GMT

Dear All:

I hope to go through some of the examples in the SAS documentation. Unfortunately, some of the data, the code says "...more lines...", making it impossible to replicate the results in the documentation. The same is true for a lot of SAS User Group Papers. Is there a central place to download all such data so that users can go through the procedure illustrated in the documentation if they want? For example, I cannot find the data for Example 79.1 Modeling Salaries of Major League Baseball Players on page 6753 of the procedures. Thank you -

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Fugue — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:21:15 GMT

I found a few places to look:

Check the SASHELP library.

Data sets for statistical analysis:

http://support.sas.com/learn/statlibrary/statlib_eg4.2/top_data.htm

More datasets will be contained in the links at:

http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/code.samples.html

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

caveman529 — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 21:51:35 GMT

Thank you for your help, but the download function is deactivated for the first link, and the second link does not contain dataset for those used in the SAS Documentations...

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

ballardw — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:15:13 GMT

I just tried the first link and successfully downloaded a dataset. You may have run into a temporary problem or have a security policy on your end blocking things.

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Reeza — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:15:53 GMT

Check your install.

In mine its at

C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\stat\sample

There all the programs from the examples are included.

The one you're looking for is called regex1.sas.

I've attached it as well.

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Fugue — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:20:48 GMT

I was able to download files from the first link.

Regarding the second link, you have to open each link and then look for the dataset. Many (if not, most) of the datasets will be data step statements described in the text at the link location.

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Fugue — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:25:21 GMT

Found a couple of other download locations:

http://www.principlesofeconometrics.com/sas.htm

This link has the complete baseball dataset used in example 79.1:

http://www.psych.yorku.ca/lab/psy6140/bb/basedata.htm

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Fugue — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:34:58 GMT

p.s. Re: "link deactivated" -- you may need to shift-click to initiate the download, or right-click on the link and select the save option.

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

caveman529 — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:11:30 GMT

Thank you so much guys!

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

Rick_SAS — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:00:20 GMT

For a summary of options, see How to access any program or data set that appears in the SAS/STAT documentation - The DO Loop

Re: Where to download the data used in SAS documentation?

caveman529 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:42:59 GMT

Thank you, Rick!

This is very helpful!