SAS Corner

Back To Basics

By Garvii Thomas, Research and Statistical Support Services Consultant

A big hi and hello to all! I am your new author of the SAS Corner. My name is Garvii Thomas and I am a student statistical consultant here at the computing center. I know I have some very big shoes to fill but I hope to be just as efficient and effective as Karl in bringing you the news and insight into SAS.

Over the coming months I remind readers of some of the peculiar yet important things that a SAS user should know in order to have their research done with ease and correctness. It will be my job to go over such topics as:

• Importing and exporting files

• Manipulating files and data that are stored both inside and outside of SAS

• Efficient ways to do programs in SAS

• Handling missing values in your data set

• Reviewing any new versions or upgrades of the software (version 9 and IML workshop 2.0)

• Most frequently asked questions about SAS

I hope to get feedback from you as to topics and methods that you are interested in learning about in SAS. E-mail me at gthomas@cc.admin.unt.edu