SAS, Statistical Analysis System, is a very large, comprehensive software system with tools for data access, management, analysis and presentation. In addition to statistical analysis, the system provides software for decision support, data visualization and information delivery, and includes the following modules: Base SAS, ACCESS, AF, ASSIST, CONNECT, EIS, ETS, FSP, GIS, GRAPH, IML, INSIGHT, LAB, OR, QC, SAS/SECURE, SHARE, SPECTRAVIEW, STAT and TUTOR. This document gives a brief introduction to using the base SAS system on the Alpha/VMS operating system. SAS is also available on the Windows operating system, and introductory documentation can be found at
http://www.its.appstate.edu/stats/stat_doc/SAS9_win.html
For information about the complete SAS system, see their web site: http://www.sas.com/

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