Introduction to Using SAS at Penn State
The SAS System is an integrated suite of software for enterprise-wide
information delivery. The functionality of the system is built around
the four data-driven tasks common to virtually any application -- data
access, data management, data analysis and data presentation.
Applications of the SAS System include executive information systems;
data entry, retrieval, and management; report writing and graphics;
statistical and mathematical analysis; business planning, forecasting,
and decision support; operations research and project management;
statistical quality improvement; computer performance evaluation; and
applications development. The SAS System is modularly designed to give
organizations the flexibility to license only the functionality they
need. As their needs grow and change, additional components can be
added on in a completely integrated manner across the wide range of
computing environments supported by the software.
Indeed, there are so many components available within the SAS System, that
most tasks involving data of almost any type can be handled using SAS. Not
only does SAS offer the suite of "traditional" statistical analysis
components, but one may also find a spreadsheet application, interactive
data display applications, a graphical Market Research Application, a
graphical user interface with statistical assistance for engineers and research
scientists called SAS/LAB, a matrix calculation and manipulation component,
and tools for interacting with data via a web interface (SAS/INTRNET)...
to name a few.
Please send questions or suggestions about this web page to beatnic@aset.psu.edu
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