Annotate: Simply the Basics (Art Carpenter's SAS Software Series) [Paperback]

Art Carpenter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 1999

With this well-organized linear introduction to the Annotate facility, you will get a simple start to a complex subject. Annotate has features that make it unique within SAS. Those features combine to make Annotate both complex and powerful. Users with a working knowledge of the basics of SAS/GRAPH and the DATA step will benefit from the guidelines providing strategy for creating Annotate data sets from flat files, other SAS data sets, and assignment statements from within a DATA step. The numerous examples provide key elements of Annotate data sets, alternate statement structures, and methods for enhancing your output. You are also provided with an exhaustive source list for additional reference information to help you move on to the next level of using the Annotate facility.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Art has written several excellent books for SAS Press and Annotate: Simply the Basics is no exception. Unlike many of the other books this is a short monograph on a narrow topic. As Art states in his preface, this is not meant as a reference manual, but rather it's a way to take simple steps toward mastering the Annotate facility by following lots of small examples. It is geared to a user with a working knowledge of the basics of SAS/GRAPH software and the DATA step, but unfamiliar with the structure and usage of the Annotate facility. I found the linear set of numerous examples to be well laid out and an excellent learning experience. I feel this book has mastered its objectives. Not only do the examples contain complete SAS source, but SAS OnLine Samples enables you to download the source using any one of three facilities: Anonymous FTP, SASDOC-L, or the World Wide Web. I highly recommended this book for someone trying to come to grips with SAS Annotate basics. --Bob Schechter, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

About the Author

Art Carpenter

Art Carpenter, SAS Quality Partner, independent consultant, statistician,

and prolific author has now added "editor" to his impressive resume. As

editor of Art Carpenter's SAS Software Series, he will use his over 22 years

of SAS software experience and his publishing experience to bring you books

that are short, focused, and filled with practical examples.

Annotate: Simply the Basics is the first title in the series. In addition to this book, Art is the author of Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language and co-author of both Quick Results with SAS/GRAPH Software and Reporting from the Field. Art has also presented over three dozen papers at SAS Users Group International (SUGI) and other regional conferences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: SAS Publishing (November 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580255787
• ISBN-13: 978-1580255783
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,966,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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