In Class Handouts can be found here:

Creating Simple Graphics Using SAS

  • statistical_graphics_lecture.doc This handout gives examples of using SAS sgplot, sgpanel, and sgscatter. It is not ready yet!!
  • sgraphics_basics_lecture.sas These are the SAS commands that demonstrate how to make simple statistical graphics plots using SAS 9.2. These commands will not work with SAS 9.1.
  • employee.sas7bdat This is the dataset used for the examples of statistical graphics plots. Download this permanent SAS data set, and save it in a folder named B510, which can be located on your desktop, or in any other place on your computer.

  • Simple Descriptive Statistics Using SAS

  • sas_descriptives_lecture_2009.doc This document gives instructions on how to use SAS for simple descriptive statistics and graphs. For more examples on this topic, please see Chapter 5 in the course pack "Simple Descriptive Statistics Using SAS".
  • descriptives_lecture.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on descriptive statistics.
  • MARFLT.DAT This raw data file is the first data set used in the descriptive statistics handout.
  • MARCH.XLS This Excel file is read into SAS using Proc Import in the descriptive statistics handout.
  • business.sas7bdat This SAS data set data file is also used in the descriptive statistics handout. Download the data set to a folder on your desktop and set up a libname statement pointing to that folder before using this data set.

  • Data Management Tasks Using SAS

  • sas_data_management_lecture_2009.doc This document gives instructions on how to use SAS for basic data management tasks.
  • data_mgmt_lecture.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on data management using SAS.
  • MARCH.XLS This Excel file can also be used to create the SAS data set, MARCH, using Proc Import commands. This is an alternative way to get the MARCH data set used for the data management lecture.
  • employee.sas7bdat This is a permanent SAS data set used for the example on data management tasks. Download this file to a folder called B510 on yourdesktop, or in any other place on your computer. Be sure to submit a libname statement when you want to use this data set.

  • t-tests Using SAS

  • sas_ttest_lecture_2009.doc This document gives instructions on how to use SAS for two-sample, paired-sample and one-sample t-tests.
  • ttest_lecture.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on t-tests using SAS.
  • OWEN.DAT This ASCII (raw data) file can be used with the SAS commands to run the example on using t-tests in SAS.

  • Simple Linear Regression Models Using SAS

  • simple_linear_regression_lecture_2009.doc This document gives instructions on how to use SAS for a simple linear regression, how to get basic plots, correlation, and carry out a transformation. The ODS system for saving regression diagnostics is also illustrated.
  • regression_lecture1.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on simple linear regression using SAS.
  • cars.sas7bdat This permanent SAS dataset can be used with the SAS commands to run the example on fitting linear regression models using SAS.

  • Dummy Variable Regression and Oneway ANOVA Models Using SAS

  • dummy_var_regression_lecture_2009.doc This document gives instructions on how to fit a linear regression model using dummy variables using Proc Reg, and how to fit a oneway ANOVA model using Proc GLM in SAS.
  • regression_lecture2.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on dummy variable regression and oneway ANOVA using SAS.
  • cars.sas7bdat This permanent SAS dataset can be used with the SAS commands to run the example on fitting dummy variable regression models and ANOVA models using SAS.

  • Multiple Linear Regression and Checking for Collinearity Using SAS

  • sas_multiple_regression_lecture_2009.doc This document gives information on how to create a correlation matrix, scatterplot matrix, and fit a multiple linear regression model, and how to check for collinearity.
  • regression_lecture3.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on multiple linear regression using SAS.
  • WERNER2.DAT This ascii file can be read into SAS to create the WERNER data set.
  • baseball.sas7bdat This permanent SAS dataset can be used with the handout on multiple linear regression models using SAS.

  • Oneway and Twoway ANOVA models using SAS

  • sas_anova_lecture_2009.doc This handout gives information on how to fit a oneway and twoway factorial ANOVA model using SAS Proc GLM.
  • anova_lecture.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on oneway and twoway ANOVA models using SAS.
  • WERNER2.DAT This ascii file can be read into SAS to create the WERNER data set.

  • Oneway frequency tabulations and twoay cross-tabulations using SAS

  • sas_frequencies_lecture_2009.doc This handout gives information on how to use SAS Proc Freq for simple oneway tabulations and binomial tests for two-level categorical variables, goodness of fit tests for categorical variables with more than two levels. It also discusses cross-tabulations and chi-square tests of independence, Fisher's exact test, the Cochran-Armitage test for trend, and the Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test for a linear association between two ordinal categorical variables.
  • frequencies_lecture.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on oneway frequency tabulations and twoway cross-tabulations using SAS.
  • WERNER2.DAT This ascii file can be read into SAS to create the WERNER data set.
  • cars.sas7bdat This permanent SAS dataset can be used with the SAS commands to run the examples for frequency tables and cross-tabulations using SAS.

  • Odds Ratio and Relative Risk for a 2 by 2 table, and McNemar's test and Cohen's Kappa for Matched Categorical Data

  • sas_frequencies_lecture2_2009.doc This handout gives information on how to use SAS Proc Freq to get an odds ratio and risk ratio for a 2 by 2 table for independent data. It also illustrates using SAS to get McNemar's test of symmetry and Cohen's kappa measure of agreement for matched frequency data.
  • frequencies_lecture2.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on 2 by 2 tables and matched frequency data using SAS.
  • WERNER2.DAT This ascii file can be read into SAS to create the WERNER data set.

  • Logistic Regression Models Using SAS

  • sas_logistic_regression_2009.doc This handout illustrates how to use Proc Logistic in SAS to fit a logistic regression model, for binary, continous, and categorical predictors.
  • logistic_regression_lecture1.sas This SAS command file accompanies the handout on logistic regression using SAS.
  • brca.dat This ascii file can be read into SAS to create the bcancer data set.

  • Fast Facts for SAS

  • Fast_Facts_for_SAS_9.2.doc This handout gives some basic SAS information that is a useful summary of how to read data into SAS from different data sources, some of the rules of SAS syntax, and some SAS procedures to use for different analytic tasks.

  • Missing Values in SPSS

  • missing_values_in_SPSS.doc This document explains how SPSS handles missing value codes.

  • Descriptive Statistics and t-tests using SPSS

  • spss_descriptives_ttest.doc This document illustrates how to use SPSS to read in raw data, and to create simple plots, and carry out independent samples t-tests and paired samples t-tests.
  • descriptives_ttest.sps This SPSS command file goes along with the handout on descriptive statistics and t-tests using SPSS.
  • WERNER2.DAT This ascii file contains the raw data to be used to create the Werner dataset that is used in the SPSS descriptives and t-test

  • Simple Linear Regression, Dummy Variable Regression, and Oneway ANOVA using SPSS

  • spss_simple_reg_2009.doc This document illustrates how to use SPSS to fit a simple linear regression model, create dummy variables, fit a linear regression model using dummy variables, and fit a oneway ANOVA model and obtain post-hoc tests.
  • linear_regression.sps This SPSS command file goes along with the handout on simple linear regression using SPSS.
  • werner.sav This SPSS dataset contains the Werner Birth Control Pill data for the handout on simple linear regression. You can download it by single-clicking and saving it on your desktop or in another location. It is already in SPSS format, so you don't need to do anything other than open it directly into SPSS.

  • Oneway Frequencies and Two-way Cross-tabulations using SPSS

  • spss_frequencies_lecture_2009.doc This document illustrates how to use SPSS to get a binomial test for a proportion in a oneway frequency table, get a chi-square goodness of fit test for a one-way frequency table, get a Pearson chi-square test of independence for a two-way table, get an odds ratio and risk ratio for a 2x2 table, and get McNemar's test and Cohen's Kappa for matched frequency data.
  • frequencies_2009.sps This SPSS command file goes along with the handout on one-way and two-way cross-tabulations.
  • werner.sav
  • matched.sav
  • graders.sav
  • skincondition.sav

  • Logistic Regression Models using SPSS

  • spss_logistic_regression_2009.doc This document illustrates how to use SPSS to read in a raw data file, work with dates in SPSS, recode continuous variables into categories, and fit logistic regression models with continuous and categorical predictors.
  • logistic_regression.sps This SPSS command file goes along with the handout on logistic regression.
  • brca.dat This raw data file goes along with the handout on logistic regression.

  • Poisson/Negative Binomial Regression Models using SAS

  • sas_poisson_regression.doc This document illustrates how to use SAS to fit a Poisson regression model with an offset, an overdispersed Poisson regression model, and a negative binomial model
  • poisson_regression.sas This SAS command file goes along with the handout on poisson regression.
  • appletree.sas7bdat This SAS dataset, kindly provided by Apple Tree Dental , goes along with the handout on poisson regression.

  • Writing out data using SAS

  • writing_out_data_using_sas.doc This handout gives instructions on how to write out raw data using SAS.
  • write_data.sas This SAS command file goes along with the handout on writing out data.
  • iris.sas7bdat This SAS dataset goes along with the handout on writing out data using SAS.

  • Poisson Regression/Negative Binomial Regression Models Using SPSS

  • spss_poisson_regression.doc This handout gives information on how to fit Poisson regression, over-dispersed Poisson regression, and negative binomial regression models using SPSS.
  • poisson_regression_lecture.sps This SPSS command file goes along with the handout on Poisson regression models using SPSS.
  • appletree.sas7bdat This SAS dataset goes along with the handout on fitting Poisson regression models using SPSS.

  • ANCOVA Models Using SAS

  • sas_ancova_2009.doc This handout gives information on how to fit ANCOVA models using Proc Reg and Proc GLM in SAS.
  • ancova_2009.sas This SAS command file goes along with the handout on ANCOVA models using SAS.
  • htwt.sav This SPSS dataset goes along with the handout on fitting ANCOVA models using SAS.