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Cody's Data Cleaning Techniques Using SAS, Second Edition (c) by SAS
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The type of the release is: eBook
In the PDF format with ISBN: 1599946599 and Pub Date: May 13, 2008
The size of the release is: 01 disks x 2.88mb
And released on: 09/07/2008

Thoroughly updated for SAS 9, this second edition addresses tasks that
nearly every SAS programmer needs to do - that is, make sure that data
errors are located and corrected. Written in Ron Cody's signature
informal, tutorial style, this book develops and demonstrates data
cleaning programs and macros that you can use as written or modify for
your own special data cleaning needs. Each topic is developed through
specific examples, and every program and macro is explained in detail.
You'll learn how to
- find and correct errors in character and numeric values
- develop programming techniques related to dates and missing values
- use SQL approaches to data cleaning
- develop techniques for correcting your data errors
- use integrity constraints and audit trails to prevent errors from
being added to a clean data set Novice and experienced SAS users will
discover ways to detect and correct data errors while learning how to
apply DATA step programming techniques and SAS procedures.

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