Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package

3 Credits.

Introduces students with no experience with SAS. Familiarizes them with the skills needed for effective data management anddata analysis. Covers performing exploratory analysis on data including the creation of tables and graphs. Proceeds next to creating new datasets and altering old datasets. Covers building regression models (linear, logistic, and Poisson), interpreting results and criticizing such models, and attempting to improve them.