SAS Help

SAS Availability at PRI

Windows Unix/Linux

Personal copies: Contact the Computer Store

Essential Reading

The Little SAS Book: A Primer Fourth Edition. by Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter, 2008. Absolutely the easiest way to learn SAS. Available through Penn State University Libraries

UCLA provides a comprehensive SAS help site

PRI sponsors the Penn State SAS Users Group.

L-PSU-SUG A listserv for SAS Users

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Getting Started with SAS

If you are new to SAS, begin here:

Basic SAS (PC & UNIX): A short basic introduction to using SAS in the PC & the UNIX environment.

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