Free SAS Mini-Courses 

Current published free SAS mini-courses

• SAS Base Essentials: Mastering IF-THEN-ELSE Logic and Arrays 

This mini-course offers a focused introduction to two essential SAS Base programming concepts: IF-THEN-ELSE logic and arrays. Through practical examples and hands-on exercises, you'll learn how to write more efficient, flexible, and structured SAS code.

Four lectures are included:

• Conditionally execute SAS statements: IF-THEN/ELSE, DO and END statements

• Conditionally execute SAS statements: IF-THEN/ELSE, DO and END statement (Cont.)

• One dimensional array

• Two dimensional array

• SAS SQL (Proc SQL) Essentials

PROC SQL in SAS allows you to use SQL (Structured Query Language) to manage and manipulate data directly within the SAS environment. It combines the flexibility of SQL with the power of SAS, enabling efficient querying, joining, filtering, and summarizing of datasets.

This mini-course includes three essential introductory lectures on SAS SQL (Proc SQL):

• Retrieve Data from a Single Table using the Select Statement

• Retrieve Data from Multiple Tables using Inner Join

• Retrieve Data from Multiple Tables using Outer Joins

• SAS Macro Essentials

The SAS Macro language is a powerful tool that lets you automate repetitive tasks and write more dynamic, flexible code. It helps streamline programming workflows by reducing redundancy and simplifying complex operations.

This mini-course includes four essential introductory lectures on SAS Macro programming:

• SAS Macro Overview

• Replacing Text Strings Using Macro Variables

• Generating SAS Code Using Macros

• Passing Information into a Macro Using Parameters

• Mastering Variable Selection in Multiple Regression Models

This free SAS mini-course teaches you how to perform predictor selection in multiple linear regression using PROC REG. You'll learn three essential methods—forward selection, backward elimination, and stepwise selection—through clear, beginner-friendly lectures.

It includes the following lectures:

• Multiple Linear Regression:Variable Selection With Proc REG: Backward Elimination

• Multiple Linear Regression: Variable Selection With Proc REG: Forward selection

• Multiple Linear Regression:Variable Selection With Proc REG: Stepwise selection

• Creating Tables with PROC TABULATE

PROC TABULATE is a powerful SAS procedure used to create multi-dimensional tables that summarize data with descriptive statistics such as counts, means, and percentages. It offers flexible formatting and layout options, making it ideal for producing professional, publication-quality reports.

This course provides a quick overview of PROC TABULATE and demonstrates how to create one-, two-, and three-dimensional tables using this procedure.

• Proc Tabulate: Overview

• Proc Tabulate: One-Dimensional Table

• Proc Tabulate: Two-Dimensional Table

• Proc Tabulate: Three-Dimensional Table