Base SAS Programming Black Book  (English, Paperback, Bass N. Jyoti)

The Base SAS Programming Black Book 6th Edition is a one stop guide for everything relatable to SAS from the programmers’ point of view. Structured to provide a solid foundation and reference base, the book couples all concepts and practicalities ranging from basic to more advanced levels of SAS programming.

Summary Of The Book

The Base SAS Programming Black Book 6th Edition elucidates quite eloquently on all matters related to the gamut of SAS programming. The book keeps in mind novices and experts alike and conveys the concepts across in the most accessible manner. The writers haven’t left any stone unturned in their exploration of SAS programming by also paying attention to the more obscure and hidden programming areas related to the domain of SAS.

The book opens with a basic albeit necessary introduction to SAS and then goes into developing a premise for all SAS systems. Basic concepts like DATA step and PROC steps are discussed initially and a valuation of SAS services is made clear to programmers in terms of analytics and other tasks. The book then forays into deeper SAS functions dealing with SAS Functions, SAS Variable, SAS Data Types, and SAS Literals and Operators.

The beauty of this foundation guide lies in the all inclusive nature of the content that doesn’t shirk from the more advanced concepts and clarifies the same through a large repository of examples. Whether it is in accessing raw data or processing them onto usage through SAS procedures, The Base SAS Programming Black Book 6th Edition doesn’t disappoint. The books aims to imbibe all SAS enthusiasts into the complete rigor of using and understanding the domain of SAS. In doing so, the major attempt has been made to inculcate a spirit of discipline into SAS programmers. 

The book’s effort has been in engaging accessibility into the content and the writers have involved figures, tables, and programs that help ease programmers into the complex mould of the SAS. The attempts made by the writers of The Base SAS Programming Black Book 6th Edition is in providing a resource guide to help statistical analysts and programmers in equal measure.

About The Authors

K Madhavi Lata graduated from Padmavathi University.

She has served as faculty in a number of colleges in the country, teaching Computer Science and Information Technology. Lata is currently a software trainer in IBM and is pursuing her Ph.D in the field of web mining.

N. Jyoti Bass received his MCA from Osmania University.

His area of expertise is in developing web based solutions and enterprise applications in Information Technology. He is a Senior Technical Officer with the Electronics Corporation of India Limited and is currently pursuing an M.Tech in Computer Science.