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PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP FOR STATISTICS

CODE 52500
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 6 cfu during the 2nd year of 8766 STATISTICA MATEM. E TRATTAM. INFORMATICO DEI DATI (L-35) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 3nd year of 8760 MATEMATICA (L-35) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 1st year of 9011 MATEMATICA(LM-40) - GENOVA
  • 6 cfu during the 2nd year of 9011 MATEMATICA(LM-40) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-S/01
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    SEMESTER 1° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Provide the basics for manipulating and rendering data with the SAS system.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    A key part of teaching is to make students able to solve and solve simple statistical problems by using SAS, in particular through the use of the online manual and examples. The section on building and presenting reports is very much taken care of.

    TEACHING METHODS

    The lessons are held in a computer lab. The language part always follows an exercise that is carried out by the students and whose solution is discussed collectively.

    12 hours of the course are reserved by an external teacher using SAS in the profession. Here are some examples and the SQL proc is introduced.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Programming in SAS: Data Steps and Proc.

    The Date Step.

    • Creating SAS Data Sets from Text and Excel Files.

    • SAS Data Set manipulation (selection of observations and variables). Instructions Set by and first. last.

    • SAS functions.

    • Retain and Sum Instructions.

    • Using arrays.

    • Read and manipulate DataSetSas of a different type (set, merge, update, proc append instructions).

    • Various types of raw data reading and variables attributes. Formats for quantitative data, character and dates.

    The Process Procedure Step, Print, Means, Sort, Freq, Univariate, Format, Transpose.

    Some graphic procedures. Proc Gplot and Proc Gchart. Global Graphics Instructions.

    Programming via MACRO.

    The proc SQL

    Using the SAS Enterprise Guide Environment

      Basic statistical procedures.

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    SasOnline Help

    Sas manual

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    DMITRI PETRATCHENKO (President)

    MARIA PIERA ROGANTIN

    ANDREA PARODI (President Substitute)

    ALBERTO SORRENTINO (President Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    The class will start according to the academic calendar.

    Class schedule

    PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP FOR STATISTICS

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    A written test and the preparation and submission of a statistical analysis carried out through SAS.

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    A written test and the preparation and submission of a statistical analysis carried out through SAS.
    Through the written test, it is evaluated the ability to draw simple SAS programs, editing and presenting an activity carried out through SAS software to assess self-employment skills.