After completing SAS 8: Introduction, the user should be able to:

	Describe the SAS System
	Examine data to be used with SAS
	Define terms related to SAS
	Describe the structure and language of SAS

SAS Preview

	What SAS is and does
	Programming in SAS
	SAS software

Data Basics

	Data analysis
	Data in SAS terms
	Know your data

SAS Language

	SAS structure
	SAS statements
	SAS data in the course example

This course has the following features:

	Activities that allow users to apply concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	Exercises that allow users to practice in SAS
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	SAS 8: Using SAS (SASS02)
	SAS 8: Data Manipulation (SASS03)
	SAS 8: DATA Step Programming (SASS04)
	SAS 8: Results (SASS05)
	SAS 8: Display Manager System (SASS06)

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