Programming Assignments

In order to receive full credit for an assignment, you must submit printouts of the following:

SAS program
SAS log file
SAS output

Any other material requested in class must also be submitted. These will be due on the assigned due date. Due dates will be assigned in class after sufficient material has been covered in the lectures or from readings. Incomplete or late assignments will receive reduced credit.

Note:It is not sufficient that a program run without errors. The program must also be written in a meaningful fashion. In particular, programs must have titles, labels, and variable names that are meaningful for the associated problem.

Assignment #1 (due: 4/23)
- Readings (SAS text):
  - TITLE & OPTIONS statement: pp27 - 28 & pp30
  - LABEL statement: pp53
  - INFILE statement: pp45
  - PROC UNIVARIATE & PROC MEANS: chapter 3
  - the NORMAL option: pp137 - 139 (PROC UNIVARIATE)
Assignment #2 (due: 5/14)
- Readings (SAS text):
  - TITLE & OPTIONS statement: pp27 - 28 & pp30
  - LABEL statement: pp53
  - PROC UNIVARIATE - NORMAL & PLOT options: pp137-139 & pp108-111
  - PROC REG: pp294-298
  - PROC PLOT: see Guide 3 and SAS Review for an example and syntax
Assignment #3 (due: 6/4)
- Readings (SAS text): As for #2. In addition, read the section on Confidence Limits for the Parameter Estimates on page 298.