140.632.41
Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
140.622 or 140.652 (may be taken concurrently), or former 140.602
Designed for students with no experience with SAS.
Introduces students with no experience with SAS. Familiarizes them with the skills needed for effective data management and
data 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.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use the SAS statistical package, mastering the skills needed for effective data management, data manipulation, and data analysis
- Write and execute programs using SAS syntax
- Read and transform data in preparation for statistical analysis
- Create tabular and graphical displays of data
- Perform simple statistical analyses such as linear and logistic regression
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 100% Weekly labs
Please note: This is the virtual/online section of a course that is also offered onsite. Students will need to commit to the modality for which they register.