SAS documentation is available in three formats: HTML, PDF, and hard copy. SAS OnlineDoc is a complete reference for the SAS system, covering base SAS as well as all the SAS modules. It offers a full text search facility, a comprehensive master index as well as individual book indexes. It can be accessed by pointing your web browser to:
http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/sas9doc.html
For information about the hard copy books available, point your browser to:
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/welcome.jsp

For the new user, the following book provides an easy-to-read introduction to the most commonly used features of SAS software. The book covers getting started with SAS software, getting data into the SAS system, working with the data, and summarizing the data with reports and tables, and some basic statistical procedures.

“The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third edition” ISBN: 1-59047-333-7 $45.95

All hard copy documentation for the SAS system can be ordered from:
       SAS Institute Inc.           phone: (800) 727-3228    
       Cary , NC 27513-2414     fax: (919) 531-9439

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