SAS Programming for Researchers and Social Scientists
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0761922687 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 231 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Just what the novice SAS programmer needs, particularly those who have no real programming experience. I like the fact that screen captures are included. It allows students to better follow what is being described in the book in relation to what is on the screen." (Philip Craiger) . For example, branching is one of the more difficult programming commands for students to implement and the author does an excellent job of explaining this topic clearly and at a basic level. A big plus is the Common Errors section since students will definitely encounter errors." (Robert Pavur)"Spector has
He is the Associate Editor for Point/Counterpoint for Journal of Organizational Behavior, Associate Editor for Work & Stress, and is on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Psychology and Human Resources Management Review. Spector is a distinguished professor of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology and I/O doctoral program director at the University of South Florida. His content research concerns occupational health an
New features in this edition include:*New sections on debugging in each chapter that provide advice about common errors*End of chapter Debugging Exercises that offer readers the chance to practice spotting the errors in the sample programs*New section in Chapter 1 on how to use the interface, including how to work with three separate windows, where to write the program, executing the program, managing the program files, and using the F key*Five new appendices, including a Glossary of Programming Terms, A Summary of SAS Language Statements, A Summary of SAS PROCs, Information Sources for SAS PROCs, and Corrections for the Debugging Exercises*Plus, a link to Spector's online SAS course!
too simplistic After getting this book from the library, I quickly learned that this book spends far too much time on the basic statistics and not nearly enough on what I actually want to do. When "complex statistics" includes one-way ANOVA, covered in about 1 page, I know the book isn't going to be helpful on its own.. Five Stars Paul Van Blake Good book