
Access downloadable course materials, including SAS programs, data files, and PowerPoint slides, as zip files in resources. Ignore prefixes of the file names and match them to lectures for practice.
Learn how to access SAS OnDemand for Academics and start SAS Studio in the cloud, including profile creation and email verification.
Learn to extract data and SAS codes from course zip files, upload them to SAS on demand, and organize files in a dedicated SAS base codes folder.
Use proc print to generate reports from Excel import data, label or suppress observation column, emphasize a variable with id statement, and use proc sort and where statement to filter.
Create enhanced SAS reports using proc print to compute multiple group subtotals by class and gender, after sorting data by those variables and applying the sum by statement.
Learn how to customize sas proc print reports by adding titles and footnotes, redefining column labels with split lines, and applying ods style options to headers and grand total row.
Learn to generate a basic two dimensional summary table with proc tabulate in SAS, using gender as the row variable and score as the analysis variable, displaying the mean.
Identify missing values in class variables using proc tabulate with the missing option to create a missing category, and compare results with and without the option.
Master proc tabulate to summarize all class variables in a dimension with the universal class variable, using an average score as the analysis variable across rows and columns.
Learn to compute row percentages in SAS proc tabulate using default statistics like n and rowpct (rw pct) with class variables and cross with gender, creating row and column summaries.
Learn to calculate page percentages in SAS proc tabulate using default statistics, across grade pages by class and gender, with n and page pct or page pct sum.
Explore proc report, an overview of a SAS tool blending print, means, and tabulate to produce detailed reports. Learn its syntax, column and define statements, compute blocks, and formatting.
Explore proc report define statement usages order and group to sort by gender and group by class and gender, generating detail reports from the score data set.
Learn to use proc report to display six statistics for one variable by configuring column and define statements, grouping by class, with data imported from an Excel file into fr_zero.
Learn proc report in sas to create break statements and summary lines, control timing before or after groups or the report, and compute mean statistics for grouped data.
Explore proc report for handling missing values in SAS, comparing reports with and without the missing option, and learn to summarize scores by class and gender with custom styles.
Explore the ODS output delivery system to generate and reproduce SAS procedure and data step outputs in multiple formats, including pdf, rtf, html, epub, excel, and powerpoint.
Use ods html to create html output with options, direct multiple procedures (proc print and proc means) to a single html file, specifying the full path and file name.
Customize SAS outputs by applying ODS styles and style templates in proc print, selecting style elements and attributes for headers, totals, and variables to adjust colors and fonts.
Mastering Report & Table Generation in SAS
As a SAS programmer or data analyst, generating clear, professional reports and tables is essential for summarizing analytical results in a presentable and understandable manner. Whether you're preparing reports for senior management or creating easy-to-read tables for clients, this course is designed to help you efficiently complete these tasks using SAS.
Additionally, this course serves as a valuable resource for those preparing for the SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9 certification exam.
Course Highlights
Certification Preparation
This course is an excellent resource for preparing for the SAS Certified Clinical Trials Programmer Using SAS 9 exam, as clinical SAS programmers frequently create protocol-required tables and reports.
Step-by-Step Code Explanations
Each concept is explained line by line, ensuring clarity and ease of understanding.
Downloadable Data & SAS Programs
Gain access to practice datasets and SAS programs used in the course. (Note: These materials are copyrighted and strictly for practice purposes.)
Interactive Quizzes
Reinforce your learning with quizzes designed to test your knowledge.
SAS Software Requirements
This course was originally created using the SAS University Edition (downloadable SAS Studio version), which has since been replaced by SAS OnDemand for Academics, a free, web-based version of SAS Studio.
Fully Compatible: This course works seamlessly with SAS OnDemand for Academics, as its interface, appearance, and functionality remain unchanged.
Setup Instructions: Detailed guidance on using SAS OnDemand for Academics is provided in Section 2 of this course.
Course Structure
This course consists of four sections, covering essential SAS techniques for generating reports and tables:
Producing Detailed Reports with the PRINT Procedure
Creating Summary Tables Using PROC TABULATE
Generating Detailed & Summary Reports with PROC REPORT
Customizing SAS Outputs Using the Output Delivery System (ODS)
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References
SAS Certification Prep Guide: Base Programming for SAS 9
SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System: User's Guide, Fourth Edition
Base SAS 9.4 Procedures Guide, Sixth Edition
Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS 9.4, Second Edition