Learn by doing as you work through the programming problems offered in this unique book! Beginning with problems related to the DATA step, moving to elementary and then advanced exercises on frequently used SAS procedures, and also covering problems in statistical analysis, the book offers challenges for beginning, intermediate, and advanced programmers. Students, teachers, and trainers will be able to work with Base SAS procedures such as FORMAT, PRINT, TABULATE, and PLOT; solve simple descriptive statistics problems as well as those using the FREQ, TTEST, GLM, ANOVA, and NPAR1WAY procedures; and have fun with some SAS brainteasers in the book's last section. Each chapter gives readers a good start on solving the problem by providing directions and hints about useful programming tools. As a service to our educational market, look for The SAS Workbook Solutions sold separately. This book is part of the SAS Press program.

Biomedical and social science researchers who want to analyze survival data with SAS will find just what they need with this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide. Written for the reader with a modest statistical background and minimal knowledge of SAS software, this book teaches many aspects of data input and manipulation. Numerous examples of SAS code and output make this an eminently practical resource, ensuring that even the uninitiated becomes a sophisticated user of survival analysis. The main topics presented include censoring, survival curves, Kaplan-Meier estimation, accelerated failure time models, Cox regression models, and discrete-time analysis. Also included are topics not usually covered, such as time-dependent covariates, competing risks, and repeated events.