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Summary: Great contents, terrible binding
Review: A professional programmer of the dutch SAS institute advised me to buy two exemplars of this reference guide. Contents are great and easy to understand (although I am afraid that I rather prefer sas online doc), but the quality of the binding is terrible: after an estimated 30 searches in the guide, pages ware falling out of the manual. From this point of view, 9 bucks excl. shipping is a bad deal.
Frank
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Summary: Good reference for options
Review: SAS is powerful tool, but possesses a bizarre (to a programming snob) and inconsistent syntax. That being said, you won't be able to learn SAS from this book. However, you'll find this very useful as a quick reference to the options and canned routines. While it's not truly "pocket size," its size is compatible with my otherwise messy desktop. The 4th edition includes changes to be seen in the upcoming SAS 9.0.
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Summary: A Classic SAS Users Manual
Review: This is a good book to have available if you don't wish to take a look at one of SAS Institute's substantial publications or a reference manual published elsewhere. However, it isn't a guide I'd recommend to someone who isn't familiar with computer programming or SAS. It's best seen as a pocket dictionary of SAS programming - and it should be used as such.
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