NC STATE University 
Department of Statistics, SAS® Consulting
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The NCSU Statistics Department provides assistance with statistical computing to researchers and graduate students affiliated with North Carolina State University. Assistance is provide for research data analysis, not class assignments.

Assistance is available with:

  • Reading complex data files
  • Importing and exporting data
  • Performing data accuracy checks
  • Performing complex data manipulation
  • Performing appropriate data analysis
  • Interpreting results



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    SAS Graph by Dr. Dickey and Design by Gerry Gray


    Schedule Consulting Appointments

  • SAS Consulting for College of Ag and Life Sciences (CALS) Students and Employees Joy Smith, 515-1920, 5234 SAS Hall
  • Statistical Consulting for CALS Students and Employees Make an appointment with one of the listed consultants.
  • Statistical Consulting for NCSU Students and Employees Other than CALS This service is available during the spring and fall semesters.
  • SAS Short Courses and Statistical Computing Classes

  • Free SAS Short Courses These SAS classes are for NCSU employees and students with a UNITY ID and are usually taught every semester.
  • ST 445 - Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management
  • ST 590G - Computation for Data Analysis
  • SAS Software and Free Online SAS Classes for NCSU Employees and Students

  • SAS Software at NCSU Request SAS software and learn more about SAS at NCSU.
  • ncsu-sas-users - Subscribe to this list to receive SAS class announcements or SAS software information.
  • Free Self-Paced E-Learning (SPEL) Classes SAS Institute provides access to several classes online to NCSU students and employees so you can study when it is convenient for you.

  • SAS Institute Support for Academics

  • Academic Discounts SAS provides on training and certification exams.
  • Teaching MaterialsThese training materials were previously know as Trainer Kits. They include power point slides, data and exercises. I recommend them!
  • SAS On-Demand for Academics provides a no-cost online delivery model to professors for teaching and students for learning data management and analytics.
  • SAS Global Academics Program Supporting teaching, learning and research in education.
  • SAS Certification Eight(8) different SAS Certifications are available. Remember there is an academic discount on the certification exams. Contact me if you would like to borrow either the Base or Advanced SAS Certification Prep Guide to prepare for these exams.
  • SAS Certification Registry is a searchable registry of SAS Certified Professionals.
  • SAS Institute Editorial Guidelines and Copyright Notice

  • Editorial Guidelines
  • SAS Institute Copyright Notice
  • SAS Institute Documentation and Web Support

  • SAS System Requirements--SAS does not run on Windows "Home" addition software, ie XP Home or Vista Home.
  • SAS Technical Papers and Presentations
  • SAS Customer Support
  • SAS Product Documentation
  • SAS Products and Solutions Index A-Z
  • What's New In SAS 9.3
  • Step By Step Guide to Base SAS Programming
  • SAS Samples and Notes
  • The "SAS Certification Prep Guide"
  • The SAS Bookstore
  • SAS Talks Webinar Series

  • SAS Users Groups

    The SAS user community is large and very active. There are many conferences and meetings every year that generate hundreds of useful papers. Most of these groups and conferences are organized by volunteers, so get involved! It is fun and educational.

    Tip of the Day" from sasCommunity.org

  • The Research Triangle SAS Users Group (RTSUG) is a local SAS Users Group that has meetings with guest speakers 4 or 5 times each year. Meetings are announced on the SUG-L list. Instructions for subscribing can be found under membership on the RTSUG Website
  • The SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG) is a Regional SAS Users Group that has an annual conference in the fall and will provide guest speakers and other support to local user groups in it's area.
  • SAS Global Forum (SGF) is an international SAS users group that holds a large annual conference every spring. This conference is an opportunity to meet with SAS developers, talk with other SAS users and attend paper presentations.
  • SAS Users Group Conference Proceedings

    SAS User Group Conference Papers can be found by topic using Google or at one of these sites.
  • SAS Users Group Papers Hosted by Lexjansen
  • SouthEast SAS Users Group Papers Hosted by The NCSU Institute for Advanced Analytics
  • Google Groups: SAS-L
  • SAS-L -- Search the SAS-L Archives
  • SAS-L -- Join or Leave
  • sasCommunity.org" is a collaborative online community for SASŪ users worldwide.
  • Tip of the Day" from sasCommunity.org
  • Online SAS Communities

  • Google Groups: SAS-L
  • SAS-L -- Search the SAS-L Archives
  • SAS-L -- Join or Leave
  • sasCommunity.org" is a collaborative online community for SASŪ users worldwide.

  • SAS Jobs Listings

  • IcrunchData Job Search

  • My SAS FAQ

    I reget that this section has not been updated in a long time and may not be very useful. I hope to work on it this summer.
  • SAS FAQ

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