SAS PROGRAMMING
15-025-534
SUMMER QUARTER
               2nd HALF TERM       July 28- September 2,2004

INSTRUCTOR:    JAMES A. DEDDENS
               PHONE:   556-4081
               OFFICE: 810E OLD CHEM
               OFFICE HOURS:   9:30-10 MTWHF
               WEB PAGE: math.uc.edu/~deddens

TIME:          Tuesday 10-12:30  Thursday 10-11 & 12-1

ROOM:          825 old chem

CREDITS:       3 HOURS

TEXTBOOK:       THE LITTLE SAS PRIMER
                  by DELWICHE & SLAUGHTER, SAS INSTITUTE, 3rd EDITION

SUGGESTED:
                CARPENTERS COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE SAS MACRO LANGUAGE
                  by CARPENTER, SAS INSTITUTE

PREREQUISITES:   A COURSE IN REGRESSION (eg 363,532)

      IN THIS COURSE WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE DATA STEP, SAS MACROS,
PROC IML (MATRIX LANGUAGE), AND SAS GRAPH.  WE WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE
DATA STEP RATHER THAN THE STATISTICAL PROCEDURES.

      EACH DAY I WILL EXPECT THAT YOU HAVE VISITED MY WEBPAGE AND
DOWNLOADED THE NEXT HANDOUT.  YOU ARE WELCOME TO GO TO EARLIER EDITIONS
OF THE COURSE TO SEE HANDOUTS AND PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS.

      ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THIS COURSE.  ONCE INSIDE THE LAB
PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING ANY OTHER LANGUAGE.

      ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE LISTED ON THE WEBPAGE WITH DUE DATES.


THERE WILL BE A MIDTERM EXAM (on Tuesday Aug 17 ) AND A FINAL EXAM (on Thursday Sept 2).



      THERE WILL ALSO BE APPROXIMATELY 4-5 HOME WORK ASSIGNMENTS.

      GRADE IS 30% HOMEWORK, 30% MIDTERM, AND 40% FINAL EXAM.

      COPYING SOMEONE ELSES WORK ON HOMEWORK WILL RESULT IN BOTH
PERSONS RECEIVING 0 POINTS AND POSSIBLE REMOVAL FROM COURSE.  STUDENTS CAN
DISCUSS THE HOMEOWRK ASSIGNMENTS BUT CAN NOT COPY!!!!!!!!