MASTERING THE SAS SYSTEM, Second Edition
by Jay A. Jaffe

An updated edition of the widely acclaimed Mastering the SAS System has
just been published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, enabling users and
programmers to further grasp the dimensions of this powerful software
program.

Presented in simple step-by-step terms, the book offers a thorough survey
of all the important features of the SAS system, including the software's
latest versions 6.07 and 6.08.

The author, Jay A. Jaffe has condensed two decades of experience with the
SAS system so lucidly and so completely, that even the most uncertain of
beginners will conquer SAS procedures with relative ease.

Jaffe also debunks the commonly misunderstood notion that SAS is primarily
a "statistical package." Numerous SAS applications are typically found in
business, government, social science and general science applications are
displayed and examined, providing a solid understanding of the broad scope
of possibilities open to SAS users.

"Viable on many computer systems from desktops up to the most powerful
mainframe, the SAS system is used to enter, manipulate and manage data of
all kinds," says Jaffe. "The user who has already become familiar with the
SAS System by determined effort may gain new insights into what s/he's
been doing, and perhaps, how to do it a little better."

"The SAS system really does make sense," he stresses, "There is a pattern
to it."

Jaffe sees his book as an accessible supplement to the incomprehensible
prolix found in data processing manuals, that all too often ends up
leaving users more perplexed than enlightened. Furthermore, Jaffe
emphasizes the capabilities of the entire system, not just the statistical
functions that many SAS manuals routinely focus on. From financial
reporting to direct data entry and editing, or database maintenance to
creating business charts, readers will discover the overall structure of
SAS programming as a primary method of data management and analysis.

Targeting the material at new and intermediate SAS users, Mastering The SAS
System covers fundamental SAS concepts including SAS "Macro Language,"
Data and PROC steps and Base SAS Software, which is the heart of the SAS
system.

Jay Allen Jaffe holds a Ph.D. in experimental social psychology and human
resource development from the University of North Carolina. He is the
Senior Programmer Analyst with the Division of Research at Kaiser
Permanente Medical Care Program in California. Dr. Jaffe is also the
founder of SASolutions, which offers training and consulting in the SAS
System.

Since its founding in 1848, Van Nostrand Reinhold (VNR) has pioneered the
publication of high-quality engineering, technical and scientific
reference books. VNR's computer book group, founded in 1978, publishes an
extensive list of timely, high-level technical books for computer
professionals and business executives in any industry. The books are
written by industry authorities in each subject area and are often
published in cooperation with leading hardware and software vendors. All
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as well as through major book chains, independent book stores, book
distributors and college bookstores.

Mastering The SAS System, Second Edition
By Jar A. Jaffe
$35.95; paper
ISBN: 0-442-01295-0

Van Nostrand Reinhold
115 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10003
212-254-3232,  fax 212-475-2548

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