topic Learning SAS in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77442#M22419 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P></P><P>I am currently learning SAS Programming 1 and Data Manipulation Techiniques - I am picking the course up fine with no problems but does anybody have any suggestions on other good ways on learning SAS along with the course? I do not currently use SAS as part of my every day job but am learning in my own time. I am hoping that once I have gained enough experience and have got my certifications this will help me move forward within my company.</P><P></P><P>Look forward to any suggestions etc?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Chris </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:10:33 GMT ChrisEames 2012-09-26T10:10:33Z Learning SAS https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77442#M22419 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi All,</P><P></P><P>I am currently learning SAS Programming 1 and Data Manipulation Techiniques - I am picking the course up fine with no problems but does anybody have any suggestions on other good ways on learning SAS along with the course? I do not currently use SAS as part of my every day job but am learning in my own time. I am hoping that once I have gained enough experience and have got my certifications this will help me move forward within my company.</P><P></P><P>Look forward to any suggestions etc?</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Chris </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:10:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77442#M22419 ChrisEames 2012-09-26T10:10:33Z Re: Learning SAS https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77443#M22420 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There are several Books By Users on the SAS Publications area that might be useful.</P><P></P><P>Both "the little SAS book" by Slaughter and Delwiche and Cory's books are good for learning SAS.</P><P></P><P>For the programming in SAS, after the two courses you are taking, look at books by Aster, Mason, and Berlew.&nbsp; All three have books out that are quite useful for programming.&nbsp; There are also some industry specific SAS programming books that you can search for on the SAS Publications web site.&nbsp; I am familiar with those in the health care arena, but not the others.</P><P></P><P>Doc Muhlbaier</P><P>Duke</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:03:59 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77443#M22420 Doc_Duke 2012-09-27T14:03:59Z Re: Learning SAS https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77444#M22421 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi ... I have web sites for a couple courses I teach ...</P><P></P><P><A class="active_link" href="http://www.albany.edu/~msz03/epi514.html" title="http://www.albany.edu/~msz03/epi514.html">EPI 514 (COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY a/k/a INTRODUCTION TO SAS)</A></P><P>(don't let "epidemiology" scare you off)</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.albany.edu/~msz03/epi697.html" title="http://www.albany.edu/~msz03/epi697.html">UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS</A></P><P>(with due deference to Donald Rumsfeld)</P><P></P><P>EPI514 is an intro course and there are 150+ pages of notes in PDF format (and exercises, data, links to other courses, book recommendations, etc) ... UNKNOWNS is more advanced and taught mainly from papers accumulated from SAS conferences</P><P></P><P>it's all FREE (I'm open to all comments, criticisms, suggestions, whatever ... email address on the web sites)</P><P>our students have done quite well learning from the material on these web sites ...</P><P></P><P>shameless self-promotion ... <A class="active_link" href="http://www.sas.com/success/univalbany.html">http://www.sas.com/success/univalbany.html</A></P><P></P><P>ps&nbsp; learning SAS, no better book than ... <A href="https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60864">https://support.sas.com/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?pc=60864</A></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:07:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Learning-SAS/m-p/77444#M22421 MikeZdeb 2012-09-27T18:07:10Z