LibGuides: HSL Digital Union Software: SAS / SAS Teaching and Research

What This Software Does

SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a system of software solutions that allows users to perform anything from data entry and retrieval to report writing and statistical analysis.

How Can I Use This Software?

SAS allows users to perform advanced analytics, multivariate analyses, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. SAS can manage and retrieve data from multiple sources, and users can also manage and manipulate data to prepare for analysis.

Tutorials

SAS Video Portal
SAS’s website offers over 300 video tutorials over a wide range of topics to users. These videos cover beginning topics to performing statistical analyses and exporting data.
UCLA IDRE
Made for students, UCLA created an SAS learning module for students in digital research and education. In six modules, users learn the fundamentals of SAS and data management.
SAS Crunch
This website offers a 30-day interactive course that offers interactive tutorials, coding exercises, and instant solutions. The website also provides practical coding projects and teaches users how to read, clean up, analyze, and present data.

Recommended E-Books

SAS and R by Ken Kleinman; Nicholas J. Horton
Publication Date: 2014-07-17
SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics explains how to easily perform an analytical task in both SAS and R, without having to navigate through the extensive, idiosyncratic, and sometimes unwieldy software documentation. The book covers many common tasks, such as data management, descriptive summaries, inferential procedures, regression analysis, and graphics, along with more complex applications.
Statistical Programming in SAS by A. John Bailer
Publication Date: 2010-06-01
In Statistical Programming in SAS, John Bailer integrates SAS tools with interesting statistical applications and uses SAS 9.2 as a platform to introduce programming ideas for statistical analysis, data management, and data display and simulation. Written using a reader-friendly and narrative style, the book includes extensive examples and case studies to present a well-structured introduction to programming issues.
SAS Essentials by Alan C. Elliott; Wayne A. Woodward
Publication Date: 2009-11-19
SAS Essentials provides an introduction to SAS statistical software, the premiere statistical data analysis tool for scientific research. Through its straightforward approach, the text presents SAS with step-by-step examples.

OSU Library Catalog
Search the full catalog to find additional books.

Open Access Textbook

The Little SAS Book
A short cutting from the full-length book, this book helps users get started with SAS.

Downloads

SAS Teaching and Research Workstation for Windows
SAS Teaching and Research is available for faculty and staff on Main and Regional campuses, on OSU- and personally-owned machines. Student use is available on home computers for coursework and research only. This software is managed by OCIO. To request this software, use the Order Services link of the OCIO Self Service catalog.

Costs

Free

Technical Requirements

The most recent version of SAS requires 512 MB RAM and 2G GB of free disk space. It is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux users. Some features require an internet connection and Adobe Reader 9 or above or Acrobat Version 8 or above.