In this course you have the opportunity to use the skills you acquired in the two SAS programming courses to solve realistic problems. This course is also designed to give you a thorough review of SAS programming concepts so you are prepared to take the SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4 Exam.
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Preparing for the SAS Programming Certification Exam
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Approx. 16 hours to complete
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Intermediate Level
Approx. 16 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish
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SAS
Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. SAS is a trusted analytics powerhouse for organizations seeking immediate value from their data. A deep bench of analytics solutions and broad industry knowledge keep our customers coming back and feeling confident. With SAS®, you can discover insights from your data and make sense of it all. Identify what’s working and fix what isn’t. Make more intelligent decisions. And drive relevant change.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
1 hour to complete
Course Overview and Data Setup
In this module you get an overview of this course and set up the data you need for practices and activities.
1 hour to complete
2 videos (Total 6 min), 4 readings
4 readings
Certification Resources5m
Learner Prerequisites10m
Using Forums and Getting Help5m
Access SAS Software and Set Up Practice Files (Required)30m
3 hours to complete
Review of Getting Started with SAS Programming, Part 1
This module is a review of the first three modules of the Getting Started with SAS Programming course. Lectures demonstrate the concepts you learned, and readings from the SAS Certification Prep Guide reinforce those concepts. The review and programming questions assess your understanding of the material.
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 26 min), 3 readings, 11 quizzes
9 videos
Required SAS Column Attributes3m
Finding and Resolving Syntax Errors2m
Overview38s
Directly Accessing Structured Data3m
Importing Unstructured Data2m
Viewing Table Properties with PROC CONTENTS2m
Overview45s
Using SAS Procedures to Explore and Validate Data6m
3 readings
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review: Essentials10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Access10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Explore10m
11 practice exercises
Essentials Review Questions20m
Programming Question 1.0110m
Programming Question 1.0210m
Accessing Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 1.0310m
Programming Question 1.0410m
Programming Question 1.0510m
Exploring Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 1.0610m
Programming Question 1.0710m
Programming Question 1.0810m
4 hours to complete
Review of Getting Started with SAS Programming, Part 2
This module reviews the preparing, analyzing and exporting modules of the Getting Started with SAS Programming course. Lectures demonstrate the concepts you learned, and readings from the SAS Certification Prep Guide reinforce those concepts. The review and programming questions assess your understanding of the material.
4 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 31 min), 3 readings, 14 quizzes
8 videos
Overview1m
Using the DATA Step to Prepare Data6m
Using PROC SQL to Join Tables3m
Using PROC FREQ3m
Using PROC MEANS6m
Overview48s
Using PROC EXPORT3m
Using the Output Delivery System5m
3 readings
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Prepare10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Analyze10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Export10m
14 practice exercises
Preparing Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 2.0110m
Programming Question 2.0210m
Programming Question 2.0310m
Analyzing Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 2.0410m
Programming Question 2.0510m
Programming Question 2.0610m
Programming Question 2.0710m
Programming Question 2.0810m
Exporting Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 2.0910m
Programming Question 2.1010m
Programming Question 2.1110m
5 hours to complete
Review of Doing More with SAS Programming, Part 1
This module is a review of the first four modules of the Doing More with SAS Programming course. Lectures demonstrate the concepts you learned about for preparing data, and readings from the SAS Certification Prep Guide reinforce those concepts. The review and programming questions assess your understanding of the material.
5 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 35 min), 4 readings, 16 quizzes
6 videos
Directing DATA Step Output2m
Summarizing Data7m
Using Numeric, Character, and Date Functions7m
Using the INTNX and INTCK Functions3m
Creating and Using Custom Formats6m
4 readings
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Controlling DATA Step Processing10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Summarizing Data10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Manipulating Data with Functions10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Creating & Using Custom Formats10m
16 practice exercises
Controlling DATA Step Processing Review Questions20m
Programming Question 4.0110m
Programming Question 4.0210m
Programming Question 4.0310m
Summarizing Data Review Questions20m
Programming Question 4.0410m
Programming Question 4.0510m
Programming Question 4.0610m
Manipulating Data with Functions Review Questions20m
Programming Question 4.0710m
Programming Question 4.0810m
Programming Question 4.0910m
Creating and Using Custom Formats Review Questions30m
Programming Question 4.1010m
Programming Question 4.1110m
Programming Question 4.1210m
3 hours to complete
Review of Doing More with SAS Programming, Part 2
This module is a review of the last three modules of the Doing More with SAS Programming course. Lectures demonstrate the concepts you learned about for preparing data, and readings from the SAS Certification Prep Guide reinforce those concepts. The review and programming questions assess your understanding of the material.
3 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 26 min), 2 readings, 11 quizzes
6 videos
Merging Tables4m
Using Iterative and Conditional DO Loops4m
Using Nested DO Loops4m
Using the DATA Step to Restructure Tables4m
Using PROC TRANSPOSE to Restructure Tables3m
2 readings
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Combining Tables10m
SAS® Certification Prep Guide Review - Processing Repetitive Code10m
11 practice exercises
Combining Tables Review Questions20m
Programming Question 5.0110m
Programming Question 5.0210m
Programming Question 5.0310m
Processing Repetitive Code Review Questions30m
Programming Question 5.0410m
Programming Question 5.0510m
Programming Question 5.0610m
Restructuring Tables Review Questions30m
Programming Question 5.0710m
Programming Question 5.0810m
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