ISSR Methodology Workshop 2: Introduction to SAS

Monday, October 5, 2015 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Instructor: Jayash Paudel

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Despite the emergence of several popular programming languages in recent years, SAS is still one of the most widely used statistical software packages in the corporate sector, mostly in health care management consulting firms. Designed for individuals with no experience with SAS and those who want to build further, the workshop will provide an overview on effective data management tricks and fundamental statistical techniques (both descriptive as well as inferential statistics).

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

·         Write a simple SAS code (data step, set statement, if/then statement)

·         Perform multivariate analysis (summary statistics)

·         Perform basic inferential statistical tests (e.g., t-test and linear regression)

·         Get exposure to more advanced topics, such as merge, retain, and proc steps