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Fall 2022 - STAT 342 D100

Introduction to Statistical Computing and Exploratory Data Analysis - SAS (2)

Class Number: 4655

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 9, 2022
    Fri, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    STAT 285 or STAT 302 or STAT 305 or ECON 333, with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduces the SAS statistical package. Data management; reading, editing and storing statistical data; data exploration and representation; summarizing data with tables, graphs and other statistical tools; and data simulation. Students with credit for STAT 340 may not take STAT 342 for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Course Outline:

SAS component

  1. What is SAS?
      - Downloading and installing
      - Overview of the system
  2. Data management in SAS
      a. Data input and structures
          - DATA step
          - Reading specially formatted files
          - Date/time/character formats and manipulations
          - Derived variables
          - Exporting
      b. Data access: from database systems using query languages
      c. Merging and reshaping data
          - sorting/subsetting (set/if/where statements)/ merging/transposing
          - processing using DO LOOPS and SAS arrays
          - modify variable attributes
  3. Data exploration and representation in SAS
          - basic procs (print, plot, tabulate, means, univariate, freq)
          - by statement and uses in analysis and simulation
          - output delivery system to extract information from analyses
  4. Data simulation in SAS

Grading

  • Assignments 10%
  • Midterm 40%
  • Final Exam 50%

NOTES:

Above grading is subject to change.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Required Text:

SAS and R, Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics, 2nd ed, by Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton, Publisher: CRC Press

Hard Copy ISBN: 9781466584495
eBook ISBN: 9781466584501
eBook Rental ISBN: 9781466584501

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with Disabilities:
Students requiring accommodations as a result of disability must contact the Centre for Accessible Learning 778-782-3112 or caladmin@sfu.ca.  


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Registrar Notes:

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