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6 Steps to Getting Started with SAS

WHAT IS SAS?

SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a software system for data inspection and report writing. SAS is a group of programs that work collectively to reclaim them and to reserve data values, evaluate complex, reform data and single exponential analyses and generate reports.

Some of the features that make it a leader in the field of business analytics are as follows:

ü  The editing key sequences used in Windows are applicable in SAS

ü  Able to read data in multiple formats ASCII, delimited data, hierarchical data and excel data

ü  Performs critical functions such as mathematics, data and time processing, character processing, etc

Let’s discuss some of the ways in which you can learn SAS:        

Know yourself

Are you a people person? Or are you an analytical person who enjoys the rush you get while working with logic and numbers? Or are you a combination person? What do you like to do? What are your skills? Take the time to understand your likes. You really need to know yourself to start positioning your resume in the right manner for a SAS job.

Know your industry

Have you taken the time to understand industry trends before trying to find a job using SAS? Research what areas of the industry are hot and what companies are hiring.

Network

Take every opportunity to meet other SAS users.  Speaking from experience, user group committees are usually short-staffed and love to get an extra hand. Whether you are skilled at organizing, presenting, compiling evaluations, or putting up content on the user group website there’s usually a skill waiting to be used at your local user group.

Test your SAS skills

How good is your SAS knowledge and experience? You do need solid SAS skills to nail that SAS job. To boost your SAS knowledge and skill you can join Best SAS Training Institute in Noida.

 

Get SAS Certifications

The SAS Institute provides proper certification testing of the skills of individuals, taken in a controlled environment in various areas of SAS programming. If you are planning to become a SAS consultant, you need to get two-core certifications; base and advanced. Both the certification exams will gauge your skills of individuals and knowledge in the following areas of SAS system;

ü  Accessing data

ü  Creation of data structures

ü  Management of data        
Reporting

ü  Efficiently working within the SAS environment

SAP BOOKS

Although books are not available, when compared with the cost of SAP training, their price is negligible. Furthermore, you can use them later on for reference as well.

Finally, we can conclude that SAS is an excellent option to start your career in the field of analytics, which is in demand in today’s business world. The SAS language is comparatively simple from any such programming languages. It doesn’t need prior programming knowledge; you just need to sharpen your logical thinking ability to learn the SAS.


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