SEUGI 1989 Papers - Index

65 papers. Source: SEUGI (SAS European Users Group International) conference proceedings.

#	Title ×	Authors ×	Abstract ×	Keywords ×	Extras	Pages
1	(SAPS) Standard Analysis Program System	Reiner Uhl		proc means, missing value	source	6
2	A Bioassay Method Using SAS/STAT Software	C. M Fenton, P. Blood	C.M. Fenton, P. Blood Upjohn Ltd, UK This paper considers the use of a partially balanced incomplete block (PBIB) design for a statistical analysis of a microbiological assay for antibiotics. The design uses an 8 x 8 plate array laid out as 16 blocks of size 4 instead of the usual column and row arrangement. Four standard and twelve test solutions are then laid out in a semi-regular manner on the plate. The method uses two programs, the first of which calls `PROC GLM` twice, firstly to adjust for a block effect and secondly to adjust for a treatment effect. CONTRAST and ESTIMATE statements are then used to determine the regression equation needed for the standard samples. The LSMEANS statement is used for the remaining test samples. The second program uses Fieller's equation to convert the mean test results into dose values with the aid of an inverted regression equation; it also adds confidence intervals on the independent variable, dose	sample, proc step, proc glm, proc genmod, proc calis, regression analysis, macro variable, confidence interval, estimate, treatment effect, predictor variable, %if-%then-%else	source	12
3	A Format Changes Everything	Aad J. van Strien, Marc de Vries		proc step, proc format, proc freq, format statement, sas log, put statement, %if-%then-%else	source	10
4	A Health Information Service Based On SAS Software	Zachary Johnson		confidence interval, proc step	source	12
5	A SAS Disk - Space Monitor Which Predicts Data Base Growth	Brent Turner	A SAS disk-space monitoring system has been implemented loJhieh applies kno\o,ledge-based rules to historical, space-usage data for IMS data bases. The growth patterns, of these data bases are projected from analyses of this information. These projections are used to establish when the data bases will exceed their individual space allocations, and also· when the disk space on their respective volumes will be exhausted. Exception flags signal the presence of these and other conditions which can present problems for data base administration. These fla!;!s re-fer to problem descriptions I"hich assist in correcting such conditions. cOI'I'ection methods include reorganizing data bases and specifying candidate v.olumes for data set expansion .By analyzing data base growth, the space monitor serves as a management decision support system to indicate when the acqOisition of both additional and newer devices is justified	macro definition, dataset	source	11
6	A SAS Procedure For Evaluating Growth In Pediatric Patients	F. Schafer	Evaluation of growth in pediatric patients, represents a conunon problem for the pediatrician. It is of great importance to relate the actual height of a patient to the mean height achieved by a standard population of equal age.In case of a Gaussian distribution, this can be expressed as a standard deviation score (SOS), Le. (xi - xSt)/SOSt (xi: individuai value; X St : age-interpol ated mean value of standard;SOSt: standard deviation of mean standard value). In conunon practice, these SOS are evaluated interactively. This, however, may become a tiresome procedure if a considerable number of patient data or of pati'ents are to be analysed. Therefore, we have ,written a sAs procedure for the batch eval-uation of SOS for a variable number of datapoints per patient and a variable number of patients at the same time. In addition, different tables of standard values may be used for groups of patients of variable ethnic origin	standard deviation, data step	source	10
7	A SAS Procedure For Evaluating Inulin Clearance Data	Norbert Gretz	In clinical nephrology it is of considerable importance to determine renal function as correctly as possible. For that purpose, however, there are only a few methods available. One of which is the so-called single shot inulin clearance. Up to now, this method has been too tiresome to be applied routinely. Since the arrival of a new test kit for inulin, this clearance technique is more widely used. Now the more tiresome part is the calculation of the clearance itself. For that purpose we have written a SAS procedure based on a two compartment model. We describe two approaches to the problem: one with and one without using SAS Graph	regression analysis, auc, raw data, data step, sample, proc step	source	10
8	A SAS/IML Program For Generalised Procrustes Analysis	Pascal Schlich	GPA is a fairly known mUltivariate statistical method. GENSTAT software includes a GPA macro, but SAS does not. The aim of this communication is to announce a GPA program written in `SAS/IML`. GPA is a three-way data analysis : variables have been recorded on the same n sam ples in k different situations. Each situation defines a configuration of n points in a multidimensional space. Purpose of GPA is to match the k configurations to a common consensus configuration, by translation, scale change and iterative rotation/reflec tion. When transformed configurations are as close as possible, their mean defines the cqnsensus. Output of the program allows interpre"tation in several ways. Prccrustes statis tics quantify agreement of each configuration or sample with the consensus. Grar lical representations of the consensus are obtained by principal component analysis. Samples separation on principal plot is explained by correlations between the principal compo nents and all of the variables	sample, proc princomp, correlation, anova	source	9
9	An Application Using SAS/QC Software At Alcoa Laboratories	Linda W. Blazek	The use of designed experiments and quality control techniques has increased dramatically in recent years throughout American industry including the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa). With this comes increasing demands on statisticians to plan project strategies in these areas. Effective and concise communications with managers, scientists, engineers, and technicians are essential. This paper describes one project at Alcoa Laboratories and how SAS software is used to help statisticians fulfill the various aspects of their job's requirements	proc step, sample, main effect, standard deviation, proc genmod	source	18
10	An Information System For All SAS Users	Paul Czembor	The SAS system has been used at the European Economic Community since about 1984 under CMS and is currently running on PC's also. Support and training for the whole of the EEC (be that in Luxembourg, Brussels or Geneva) is given from Luxembourg. As not all users have access to the full set of SAS'" documentation, or do not know where to find the infor mation, they may not be using SAS to their full advantage. The infor mationsystem which has been developed attempts to resolve some of these problems and could be applicable to any large organisation spread over several sites	anova, sample	source	5
11	An Introduction To Statistical Quality Control Using The SAS System	Randy Topp, Tasha Kostantacos		quality control, proc freq, histogram	source	4
12	An Overview Of MVA The SAS Institute Philosophy Of Hosting	Philip J. Winters	Version 6 of the SAS System has heen success fully hosted on a wide variety of architectures. In order to accomplish this feat, SAS Institute has es tablished a general philosophy of development along with some specific guidelines to ease certain prob lems that have occured during the development ef fort. This paper describes the basic approach taken in this effort. Specific topics to be addressed include limitations of C compilers and the C language, ex ploiting machine features, multi-machine product configuration, and a general overview of the sys tem layering. Special emphasis is given to how the SAS System avoids a 'least common denominator'	error message, by group processing	source	6
13	Analysing Multiple Response Data Using PROC TABULATE	Jan Bakker	Analyzing multiple response data with the SAse System is a diffi· cult task. This paper·provides one method 01 producing a multiple response report using \he `TABULATE` procedure. The problems involved in generating such a table are presented. Also, the data manipulations necessary lor .preparing the data for the `TABULATE` procedure are discussed. Next, the PROe TABULATE statements needed to generate the report and the logic behind the percentage definitions are addressed. Special considerations for handling 'NO RESPONSE'. observations are also discussed	proc tabulate, proc step, class variable, proc freq, missing value, proc format, dataset	source	6
14	Application Development Techniques used in SASlnstitute	Dave Prinsloo, Lampros Sakellariou		format statement, catalog entry	source	4
15	Application Development With SAS Software On The PC Computer Aided Production Planning	Daniel J. Meier	As is well known the SA S S Y s t em is an excellent tool for data analysis, widely used for producing graphs and reports or as a decision support system. However. it also can be used for other types of system development either on mainframe or on PC. The following example shows a PC based application for computer aided production planning (CAPP). developed for a swiss chemical company. TheCAPP System enables the plant production planner to make quick, flexible and precise plans. The scheduling problem - when to make which product on which machine - is solved for a chemical production plant with the following SAS products: Base SAS' `SAS/FSP` and `SAS/GRAPH`. By means of an integrated optimizing procedure the capacity utilization improves compared with traditional production planning methods	capacity utilization, character variable	source	10
16	Configuring Your PC To Run The SAS System	Craig Drury	WhOe the SAS· System for personal computiJrs will run on a PCtxT"' or compatible with 10 megabytes of disk space and 640 K of RAM, It is not recommended. this 'systemwIU deliver extremely sluggish partonnance and will have little work space available. This paper recommends two machines for running the SAS System and diSCUSSes how to configure each of these to achieve th8 kind of performance with which you will be satisfied	case reserve, proc step	source	7
17	Converting A SAS/AF Application From Version 5 To Version 6	Anders Holte		proc step, sas output, macro variable	source	7
18	Creating Your Own SAS Fonts	Claus Jensen		proc step, proc append	source	6
19	Data On Data	Karsten Boye Rasmussen	"The necessity and use of machine readable documentation for data files." Data do not fall from heaven. The singular datum - the value of a variable - is a single description of the particular case. In order to choose intelligently between the variables and interpret presentations of the data (the collection of cases), we must have information on the representation or meaning of this datum. There have been some improvements in the SAS ability to store information about the meaning of data . The SAS tools for. describing a variable (lABEL, FORMAT, MISSING, SCL-statement, FSP screens, etc.) are steps in the right direction. But these features are insufficiently integrated to supply the user with information to retrieve and select between the variables. The variable level is not the end of the hierarchy of documentation	dataset, label statement, missing value, proc format, point= option, format statement, txt, proc step, data cleaning	source	11
20	Database Interfaces Under The Version 6 Engine Architecture	Emily P. Wallace		proc step, dataset, libname statement, view	source	3
21	Design And Implementation Of Clinical Data Management Applications On A PC Network	Mark Crawford	In March 1988 we started to assess both the potential and impact of SAS/ AF software on our Clinical Data Management systems. The presentation covers aspects of the whole process from installation of the central SAS version on a file server to the implementation of multi-user applications on that network. Some simple 'benchmark' performance figures will be given to highlight the efficiency differences when using this type of system configuration. 449 Mark L. Crawford During this presentation I will be talking about five general topics. 1) The Chronology of SAS usage in B.I.L. 2) The Scope and Size of the Current Network. 3) Current SAS Service to Users. 4) The General Philosophy. 5) Future Directions. 1) The Chronology of SAS Usage at Boehringer Ingelheim Limited. Pre JAN 86	dataset, clinical trial, clinical database	source	12
22	Enhancing SAS/SHARE Software Capability Dataset, Control, Locking, And Enqueueing	Phil Lucas	`SAS/SHAAE`' software allows two or more users to update a SAS' data library sImultaneously. The key to `SAS/SHAAE` soft· ware is a separate SAS executIon called the server. whIch per· forms read and write operatIons on behalf of the users who are sharing a library. When a read or write request from a user con· flicts with ongoing activities of other users. the server rejects the request and the user'S PAOC or `DATA STEP` does not execute. `SAS/SHAAE` software itself oHers no way to avoid these con· flicts. However. sites licensing `SAS/SHAAESOFTWARE` can use exits from the SAS System to implement SAS source statements that enable a SAS program to Check for conflicts before they occur or to wait until the required data set is available for process· ing. These statements enable a SAS programmer to preserve the natural design of an application and take full advantage of `SAS/SHARE` software without risking the integrity of Ihe data inVOlved	proc step, macro variable, sysrc, dataset, libname statement	source	5
23	Exact Distribution For 2-Sample-Permutation- And Ranktests Using The Streitberg-Röhmel-Algorithm And SAS/IML Software	Heidi Voss		sample, treatment effect, permutation test		10
24	Full Syntax Checking Of User Statements In A Menu System	Anders Sk	In this paper we will present some ideas that we have found useful, whentryingtb design a "foolproof" menu system, for specifying complex selection criteria. We have designed a method to obtain, what we call, a "95 percent syntax check" when the USer presses ENTER, and a Full Syntax Check when the user submits the statements to SAS for execution. The system can be used on IBM, VAX, PC, etc. The only facilities required for this is `SAS/BASE` and `SAS/AF`, standard version 5. Only the reduced macro facility, available e.g. on the VAX computer, is needed. A possibility to display the SAS Log in the menu system would be a most valuable tool, to further improve the system. The problem of catching logical errors in user specifica~ tions is discussed. Finally we consider the SQL syntax to be introduced in version 6 of the SAS System. The need for SQL syntax check in SCL is pointed out	proc sql, macro variable, dataset, macro facility, error message, sas log, proc step	source	7
25	Goodness Of Fit Tests And Goodness Of Homogeneity Tests With The SAS System	C. Derquenne	Before applying statistical methods, many people who have analysed initial data would like to know to which reference population they are associated to. Many statisticians, such as Kolmogorov, Pearson, Cramer-Von Mises, Kuiper, ... have answered these questions by both Goodness of Fit tests and Goodness of Homogeneity tests. In addition there are other problems with the estimation of parameters of theorical laws, here again several methods have been proposed. This software has been created to solve the problems of SAS System users. There users include reliability experts, economists as well as meteorologists. Empirical laws at twenty-three laws of probability, such as Normal, Log-Normal, Wei bull, Gumbel, ... can be fitted onto this software with the help of six goodness of Fit tests. It is also possible to estimate the parameters of these laws of probability. The hombgeneity of empirical laws in comparaison wit~ a given reference population can also be tested	goodness of fit, probability distribution, cumulative frequency, null hypothesis, sample, normal distribution, proc step	source	11
26	Graphic And Tabular Representation Of Individual Changes Of Laboratory Values In Clinical Trials	Susanne Humpel	Two SAS software programs with an analysis of individual patient changes in clinical trials are presented, which follow the recommendations of the US food and Drug Administration (FDA). The programs are useful" tools in assessing art important aspect of drug safety; more general applications emerge fro~ the field of quality ~ontrol	shift table, clinical trial	source	1
27	Graphical Analysis Of Regional Blood Flow Distribution By Means Of Probability Density Functions	Rudolf Schosser		sample, proc step, correlation, macro variable	source	8
28	Graphical Analysis Of Regional Blood Flow Distribution By Means Of Pseudocolor Organ Maps	Rudolf Schosser		lookup, proc step, sample, proc gmap, proc greplay, macro variable	source	9
29	HyTAO - An Expert System For Statistical Data Processing	Markku Korhonen	HyTAO - an "expert" system for statistical data processing Markku Korhonen This paper describes an "expert" system supporting in the use of statistie~l packages. HyTAO is a front-end for several statistical programs including SAS . The system is intended to users which have at least some statistical knowldge. On the other hand, minimal knowldge on statistical packages or on the computer is required. The user can describe his tasks, not quite in natural language, but in statistical language. The basic parts of the system are: A fairly large collection of problem based documents, a search mechanism, task definition and execution mechanism and an analyzer (for task or model selection and interpretation of results). In addition the system keeps track on the data files, models or other tasks	anova, regression analysis, dataset, response variable, multivariate analysis, proc freq, proc reg, correlation, covariance, main effect, proc princomp	source	13
30	Integrating New Application Tools In Version 6.06	Mogens Weinreich	This paper describes an application that integrates new leatures 01 Release 6.06 SAS" software. Access to databas.e tables is dis· cussed. locusing on the the `ACCESS` procedure. Combining data Irom database tables with SAS data sets by using the SOL proce· dure is then highlighted. The interactive report writer, the `REPORT` procedure, is discussed, showing how data can be grouped and analyzed in various ways. A user application is then presented using screen control language (SCl), an enhancement to `SAS/AF`'" and `SAS/FSP`" software	dataset, proc report	source	11
31	Introducing A New Statistical Package (i,e. SAS Software) In A University Environment	Per H. Jacobsen	This presentation starts with a few facts about our university, andsummarize a very short history of statistical computing at the University of Oslo (UiO). A few interesting characteristics of the situation at Via over the years will be pointed out. This leads us uptiII today, and I will present an outline of the situation at UiO today. The computing resources are surveyed, and the statistical packages we support are presented together with some remarks on our strategy regarding software for statistical data analysis within the university information technology architecture. The. next topic is a closer look at the usage of SAS at Via. A few comments are made on organisational matters concerning the university community and its surroundings. A few pecularities of the university community are metioned because I believe them to be important parameters affecting the organization of the computing services at large	statistical software, data science	source	10
32	KORRES - A Program For Multivariate Analysis Of Categorical Data From Contingency Tables	Harald Rohling, Jorg Blasius		correlation, proc princomp, proc corresp, proc freq, proc step	source	20
33	Macro Bells And Whistles For Version 6	Jan Bakker	As the SAS"System advances to meet user needs and future directions of the software industry, Version 6 of the macro facility makes user-oriented features and enhancements available to users of all operating system environments. Mainframe users will appreciate the new debugging features and macro windows. Microcomputer users will enjoy the autocallfacility for establish ing source level macro libraries. Minicomputer users will find applications much easier to develop with the full macro facility available to them. Using specific examples, the paper illustrates the new features and functionality available on all operating systems. Users of the Version 5 System see Ii preview of what is ahead. Version 6 users see new features and learn new techniques for using the features already available	macro facility, macro variable, autocall macro, macro definition, variable list, macro put, %if-%then-%else	source	3
34	Metaanalysis Objectives And Methods	Jean-Claude Peyrieux		odds ratio, fixed effects, proc mixed, relative risk, sample size, sample	source	6
35	MIS - A Decision Support System for Management	Birgitta Wagner, Kristina Hogberg	In this paper we will talk about the development of the MIS system, how it all started, our first thoughts, the way we engaged management who were ourjuture users, and how we went along with the project	management reporting, mis	source	3
36	MXG And SAS/CPE Starter Set Update For MVS	Susan Marshall		sample, sas base	source	2
37	MXG And SAS/CPE Starter Set Update For VM/CMS	Robert Owen		sas base, variable	source	2
38	Performance And Storage Management Characteristics Of The SAS System Version 5 And 6 Data Library Impplementations Under MVS	Carlo Grandi	This paper compares and contrasts the external performance and storage management characteristics of the SAS Versions 5 and 6 data library implementations under MVS. Performance comparisons of data set loading, data set reading, and directory management functions are presented. Also included are comparisons of library space requirements under several scenarios and some discussion of tuning considerations specific to Version 6 libraries	libname statement, proc step, proc copy, elapsed time	source	7
39	PRIMSTAT, A Menu-Driven System For Information Retrieval Using SAS/AF Software	Esbjorn Lindhoff		dataset, proc freq, bar chart, sas output, regression analysis	source	19
40	PROC TABULATE, A Challenge	Tove Kristoffersen		adverse events, proc step, proc tabulate, clinical trial, proc format, class variable	source	12
41	PUB, An End User-System For Pavement Management Using SAS/AF And SAS/GRAPH Software	Lennart Larsson, Per Isaksson		proc step, conditional do loop	source	5
42	Realization Of Approximative And Exact Nonparametric Statistics In SAS/IML Software	Siegfried Freytag		sample, null hypothesis, probability distribution, binomial distribution	source	10
43	Release 6.06 Of The SAS System Under VMS Hints And Recommendations To Help You Adjust	Colin J. Harris	A new version of the SAS System under VMS can cause anticipation or anxiety. Some programmers look forward to the new enhancements while others tremble at the specter of change. Version 5 under VMS, AOSjVS, and PRIMOS had a common supervisor written in PL/I with a small percentage of code in each minicomputer's own assembly language. This supervisor was a different supervisor than the SAS supervisor for IBM mainframes, which had been implemented primarily using assembly language. Only the supervisor was different in the minicomputer and mainframe implementations: the procedure code was identical on both systems. With the new Multi-Vendor Architecture in Version 6, the supervisor code, written in C, is portable across all operating systems. While compatibility with Version 5 was a major concern in design and implementation, in the case where the two separate Version 5 supervisors behaved differentl y or the syntax was different, a choice had to be made	proc step, dataset, where statement, logistic distribution, macro variable, proc princomp	source	15
44	Sample Size For Two-Stage Designs In Phase II Clinical Trials	Alfredo Ardia	Phase II clinical trial are designed with the aim of screening new drugs or to assessing if a specific treatment has "sufficient efficacy" to justify further development. .. Referring only to situations in which therapeutic efficacy is expressed on the basis of a response probability and considering the common case in which one treatment is studied and the comparison is against a predetermined standard, the problem is to decide if the treatment has an activity that exceeds this value and the size of the study has to be such to test the appropriate consequent hypothesis system at a chosen significance level with a specified power. Designs that permit early termination of the trial are now widely used when there are ethical reasons for early stopping (in case of ineffectiveness) or for early reporting (in case of effectiveness). In this paper we present a procedure for the calculation of the sample size for Gehan's and Fleming's two-stage designs, two of the commonly used	phase ii, proc calis, sample size, sample	source	6
45	SAS Institute Internal Usage Of The SAS System	Allan Russell		lookup, proc sql	source	6
46	SAS Institute's New Stand-Alone Graphics Product NeoVisuals	Barbara Springs, Craig Drury	The use of high-level, three-dimensional (3D) graphics modeling and animation systems has historically been used almost exclusively by graphic arts and the broadcast industry. A new wave of usage is emerging from several different, relatively unrelated applications with a need to create realistic 3D images for visualization. With this technology, designers and engineers are able to promote a better understanding of ideas and processes. The introduction of powerful, low-cost 3D workstations makes this type of product more affordable by a broader base of Users. NeoVisuals"4 software is a high~level, interactive, general purpose 3D system that adapts to specific applications through the use of available features and options	by group processing, dataset	source	3
47	SAS Software-To-BMDP-Interface For PC Versions	A. Trumper		logistic regression, dataset	source	1
48	SAS/AF Software In Clinical Data Applications	Mark Crawford	With the release of version 6.03 (personal computer version) in March 1988, SAS have provided a very powerful tool for applications development in `SAS/AF` using Screen Control Language (SCL). A live demonstration was presented of an . application developed at Boehringer Ingelheim to assess SAS/ AF for use by a wide range of personnel in the Medical Division. It is hoped that the demonstration will give some insight into the kind of systems that can be produced. It should be noted that some of the options to be shown have simply involved importing SAS programs written in the program editor and modified in AF. Incorporating SAS programs generated in this way can take as little as 10 minutes whilst having to add as little as ~ wordS to modify the code. This makes `SAS/AF` efficient, not only can we assess projects on a regular basis using summaries and tabulations, but when a project is complete, the code for tables is already written	clinical trial, adverse events, proc step, data review, sas output, system organ class, clinical data, dataset, data cleaning	source	26
49	SAS/DMI Software As An Interface To The SAS System	Robin Killingbeck		data step, sas log	source	10
50	Screen Control Language Theory And Practice	Wiel Maessen		proc step, dataset	source	12
51	Service Levels Do We Have Them Do We Keep Them	Bernie Ruane		macro definition, error message	source	4
52	Statistical Quality Methods For The European Industry (Invited Paper)	Tony Bendell		quality control, problem solving	source	4
53	The Facilities Of Sas/Graph Software In Cartography And How To Improve Them	Karin Essmann, Ulrike Scheuble	In this paper we want to demonstrate the facilities of `SAS/GRAPH` software used in cartography and how to improve them. SAS is not just a statistic system but it offers a great deal of graphic functions to visualize statistical data. Considering this fact we will investigate the capabilities of `SAS/GRAPII` in regard to cartography. SAS sup ports the production of standard maps as business graphics while special cartographic functions for complex thematic maps are missing. First we intend to give a short overview into the working field of a map maker: Cartography is "the art, science and technology of making maps together with their study as scientific documents and works of art. In this context maps may be regarded as including all types of maps, plans, charts and sections, three dimensional models and globes representing the Earth or any celestial body at any scale." Thematic maps arc the most important graphics produced by cartographers, supported hy a computer	proc gmap, proc greplay	source	13
54	The Magic Land Of Julia-Sets	M. Herold, W. Maier			source	16
55	The SAS System On PC - A New Approach To The Fast Access Of Numerics	Oyvind Steen, Tormod Kristiansen		proc format, proc step	source	5
56	The Version 6 MVS SAS Data Library Architecture	Susan Marshall	The MVS Data Library has been completely redesigned to support the I/O access features of the Version 6 SAS System and to improve the Host interface to MVS Data Management facilities. I/O device independence, multivolume Library support, and improved DASD space utilization and I/O performance are all provided by this architecture. The new Library structure is designed to be consistent with IBM's direction in System Managed Storage as well as providing a platform for future 11VS SAS data management features. This paper will discuss the new architecture and provide examples of how it overcomes limitations in the existing MVS SAS Data Library implementation	data governance, sas batch	source	6
57	TIMES - A Case Tool Using The SAS System	Leif Sollinger		macro definition, macro facility, relational database, data dictionary	source	12
58	Understanding And Using SAS/CPE Software For VMS	Thomas J. R. Emmerich	Computer performance evaluation and resource act"ounting are becoming increasingly important and complex tasks for V AX/VMS system managers. . SAS Institute, Inc.'s recently-released `SAS/CPE` Software for V AX/YMS is a product that assists V AX/VMS system managers in gathering, organizing, and displaying performance and resource usage data. This paper discusses product features, installation of the product, strategies for using the product, and future development plans	dataset, batch job, sample, data step	source	6
59	Use of SAS/IML Software In Calculation of Certain Consumer Price Index Numbers	Martin Gregory		macro variable, time series analysis	source	13
60	Using Extended Tables In Version 6 Of SAS/AF Software	Georg Morsing	Extended tables are a feature of Version 6 `SAS/AF` software. This tutorial describes the requirements for their use, how to create a SAS catalog PROGRAM entry that can be used as an extended table, special features of. screen control language (SCL) that support extended tables, and the execution sequence for an extended table program. Three sample extended. table programs are presented and discussed	dataset, label statement	source	6
61	Using New SAS Database Features And Options	Jack Wallace	This paper describes some of the new SAS database performanc:e tuning features and provides guidelines for their use. As is true with most performance options, many of these features improve the utilization of one resource at the expense of another. The benefits and costs of each new feature are examined. All of these features are optional since the system provides defaults. Actual examples of performance improvements using the new features are given. These examples are based upon the SAS Usage Notes data set, with which you may be familiar	where statement, cpu time, proc step, index, index creation, missing value, by group processing, proc contents, proc sql, options statement	source	12
62	Using SAS/QC Software Within An Information System For Quality Data Management	Thomas Schunk	The information system LDV (Labordatenverwaltung = laboratory data management) is used at Bayer-as a-tool for quality data man agement, as well as for the documentation and long-term monitor ing of quality data. It runs on the IBM host using the IMS data base system and has an interface to TSO. The system incorporates facilities for calling up control charts as a graphic means in order to illustrate product quality. These charts are generated with `SAS/QC`. The following facilities are available: 1) Individual and moving range charts for the study of averages and variations in quality data 2) Cumulative sum charts for the rapid detection of slight deviations from a fixed target value 3) Process capability analyses and histograms for the ex amination of frequency distributions	histogram, standard deviation	source	7
63	Using The New SQL Procedure In SAS Programs	Paul Kent	The new SOL procedure combines the flexibility of the Structured Ouery Language (SOL) with the power of the SASs System, Release 6,06, The Sal procedure uses SOL to create, modify, and retrieve data from SAS data sets and views derived from those data sets. You can also use the SOL procedure to join data sets and views with those from other database management sys tems through the `SAS/ACCESSNSOFTWARE` interfaces. This paper describes some of the advantages and ways of using the SOL procedure in SAS programs. This session takes a tesk-oriented approach in introducing the SOL procedure to SAS users and in showing them how to use the procedure to write more efficient programs with tho latesl release of the SAS System	proc sql, proc step, where statement, dataset, group by, sample, inner join, set statement	source	6
64	Version 6 Data Library Engines In The CMS Environment	Daniel Delorge	This paper discusses the concept of the data library engine as it relates to applications in Version 6 of the SAS" System. The structure of the Multiple Engine Architecture (MEA) is described. The data library engine is examined. with emphasis placed on the types of engines and examples of their use. Special consider· ations are made in relating these topics to the eMS environment. Also discussed is the introduction of the LIB NAME statement as it relates to the association of an engine to a physical data library	dataset, libname statement, bufsize, format statement, work library, proc step	source	5
65	Views - Your Window On Data	Paul Kent	Views - Your WIndow on Data Paul Kent SAS Institute Inc. This paper describes the creation and storage of user-<lenned viewlI of physical data, as implemented by various components of the SAS System. It addresses both the similarities and differences among: Views created usIng the features of the native database management system (DBMS) . Views created using the `ACCESS` procedure to associate SAS names and other Information with data stored In an external DBMS such as ORACLE, System 2000<11>, or IBM's 082 .... .. Views created using the `SQL` procedure, SAS Institute's Implementation of Structured Query Language (Sal). PAoe SOL Is available wllh Aelease 6.06 of the SAS System. The SAS System Is developing "database ability". Indexes, WHERE clauses, SAS data set compression, and PROe SOL are examples of SAS Instltute's efforts to upgrade the database-like facilities avallablo to Ihe SAS user. The `SAS/ACCESS`'" family of products opens gateways to more and more external databases		source	5

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