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140.632.02
Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package

Location
East Baltimore
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
4th Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Lab Times
Friday, 1:30 - 2:50pm (01)
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

140.622 or 140.652 (may be taken concurrently), or former 140.602

Description
Designed for students with no experience with SAS.
Designed for students with no experience with SAS. Familiarizes them with the skills needed for effective data management and data analysis. First covers performing exploratory analysis on data including the creation of tables and graphs. Proceeds next to creating new datasets and altering old datasets. The final part of the course covers building regression models (linear, logistic, and Poisson), interpreting results and criticizing such models and attempting to improve them.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Use the SAS statistical package, mastering the skills needed for effective data management, data manipulation, and data analysis
  2. Write and execute programs using SAS syntax
  3. Read and transform data in preparation for statistical analysis
  4. Create tabular and graphical displays of data
  5. Perform simple statistical analyses such as linear and logistic regression
Enrollment Restriction
Limited to 25 people
Special Comments

Both the lecture and lab will be held in one
of the School's computer labs.