SAS System · SAS/STAT Software User's Guide

Author: Gao Huixuan et al. translated
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: This book is extremely rich in content, covering almost all aspects of practical data statistical methods, as well as some rapidly developing areas in the field of applied statistics in recent international applications. It serves not only as a reference for SAS users to utilize the SAS/STAT software but also as a learning and reference material for scientific and technical personnel in statistical bureaus and departments, teachers in higher education institutions, technical personnel in research units, and computer application personnel. The SAS system is a large-scale integrated application software system, renowned as an international standard software system in the fields of data processing and statistical analysis. It has been widely applied in finance, healthcare, production, transportation, communications, government, research, and education. This book is a user manual for the SAS/STAT software. SAS/STAT software is the core and essence of the SAS system, used for data analysis and processing. It comprehensively introduces 44 procedures provided by the eight categories of statistical methods offered by the SAS/STAT software product. The book is divided into nine parts. Part 1 introduces an overview of eight statistical methods in SAS/STAT software: regression analysis, cluster analysis, practical methods, and survival analysis. Parts 2 to 9 each cover one category of statistical methods. Each part includes chapters that describe the procedures in SAS/STAT software used for that statistical method. Each procedure is illustrated with examples to demonstrate how to use it. This book is extremely rich in content, covering almost all aspects of practical data statistical methods, as well as some rapidly developing areas in the field of applied statistics in recent international applications. It serves not only as a reference for SAS users to utilize the SAS/STAT software but also as a learning and reference material for scientific and technical personnel in statistical bureaus and departments, teachers in higher education institutions, technical personnel in research units, and computer application personnel. It can also serve as a learning and reference textbook for graduate students, undergraduate students, and students from various vocational and technical colleges to study and apply modern statistical methods.