2. Creating Data Structures
Published Online: 28 JAN 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781118032367.ch2
Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved
Book Title
SAS 9 Study Guide: Preparing for the Base Programming Certification Exam for SAS 9
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How to Cite
Hezaveh, A. (2007) Creating Data Structures, in SAS 9 Study Guide: Preparing for the Base Programming Certification Exam for SAS 9, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118032367.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 28 JAN 2011
- Published Print: 13 JUL 2007
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470164983
Online ISBN: 9781118032367
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- data structures;
- compilation phase;
- column-aligned data;
- processing time data;
- processing datetime values
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Creating Temporary and Permanent SAS Datasets
Explaining How the DATA Step is Compiled and Executed
Using the DATA Step to Export Data to Standard and Commadelimited Raw Data File
Creating and Manipulating SAS Date Values
Understanding the Role of a BY Statement in the DATA Step
Controling Which Variables and Observations in a SAS Data Set are Processed