SAS programming is a creative and iterative process designed to empower you to make the most of your organization's data. This friendly guide provides you with a repertoire of essential SAS tools for data management, whether you are a new or an infrequent user. Most useful to students and programmers with little or no SAS experience, it takes a no-frills, hands-on tutorial approach to getting started with the software. You will find immediate guidance in navigating, exploring, visualizing, cleaning, formatting, and reporting on data using SAS and JMP. Step-by-step demonstrations, screenshots, handy tips, and practical exercises with solutions equip you to explore, interpret, process and summarize data independently, efficiently and effectively.

'The authors have created a very readable and gentle introduction to SAS programming and its working environment - Enterprise Guide. The text provides a valuable overview of 'navigating' in a SAS windowing environment and before moving quickly into core procedures. … a very valuable introduction to basic SAS programming for the beginning data analyst.'

Glenn Gamst - University of la Verne, California

'The authors of Data Management Essentials Using SAS and JMP have written a thoroughly user-friendly beginning guide to SAS programming for data exploration and management, and for designing well-constructed and informative reports. I honestly know of no better book to use for self-instruction on, or for teaching essential SAS programming skills for report design than this very well written and produced book.'

Joseph M. Hilbe - Arizona State University