INTRODUCTION TO SAS
The Statistical Analysis System, or SAS program, is a powerful software suite widely used for
data management, statistical analysis, and reporting in various industries. It provides tools for
data manipulation, statistical modelling, and the creation of informative reports. The SAS
program is known for its versatility, efficiency, and ability to handle large datasets.
Why we use SAS
SAS is basically worked on large datasets. With the help of SAS software, you can perform various operations
on the data like –
Types of SAS Software
Mostly we use Window SAS in organisation as well as in training institute. Some of the organisations use
Linux but there is no graphical user interface so you have to write code for every query. But in window SAS
there are a lot of utilities available which helps the programmers very much and it also reduces the time of
writing the codes as well.
A SaS Window have 5 parts.
Libraries in SAS
Libraries are like storage in SAS. You can create a library and save all the similar programs in that library.
SAS provides you the facility to create multiple libraries. A SAS library is only 8 characters long.
There are two types of libraries are available in SAS −