SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry
sas pharPrint Length: 360 pages
Publisher: SAS Publishing; 1 edition (August 18, 2005)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B001UQ5KLM
At last! A real-world reference guide for clinical trial SAS programming, packed with solutions that programmers can apply to their day-to-day problems. Discover key techniques and tools available within Base SAS (including the macro language and PROC SQL), SAS/GRAPH, and SAS/STAT that can be used to resolve many common issues in working with clinical trial data. Organized to reflect the statistical programmer's work flow, this user-friendly text begins with an introduction to the working environment, then presents chapters on importing and massaging data into analysis data sets, producing clinical trial output, and exporting data. Valuable plug-and-play programming examples are provided throughout. Whether you're a novice seeking an introduction to SAS programming for the pharmaceutical industry or a junior-level programmer exploring new approaches to problem solving, you'll find a wealth of practical suggestions to help you sharpen your skills.
Review
A down-to-earth book on the practical aspects of performing clinical trial analyses in the pharmaceutical industry. Jack Shostak wastes no time in getting to important issues such as industry regulations and standards, data preparation and transformation, and acquiring data. His use of examples helps reduce a lot of the development time one spends on getting the correct syntax for statements and procedures for reporting results, like creating tables and listings, preparing graphics, and performing commonly used statistical analyses. Programmers working with clinical trial data in areas outside the pharmaceutical industry might find this book useful in expanding their SAS programming skills as well. --Robert Francis, Ph.D., NOVA Research Company
Jack has done a great job giving the most experienced clinical programmer or an entry level clinical programmer what we love to read - source code and new approaches to industry issues. This book covers SAS and industry information from a clinical trial programmer's 'need to know' perspective. Consider this book the Ultimate Guided Expedition for Clinical Trial Programmers. This will keep new folks "out of trouble" and give the seasoned professional something new to consider. --Tim Moore, President, Quality Research Partner, Inc.
This book covers SAS® and industry information from a "need-to-know" perspective with source code and new approaches to industry issues. -- Tim Moore President, Quality Research Partner, Inc.
This is a down-to-earth book on the practical aspects of performing clinical trial analyses in the pharmaceutical industry. -- Robert Francis, Ph.D. NOVA Research Company
This text is well written, very hands-on and comprehensive. Novice and advanced users will find valuable tips and techniques. -- Dr. Jimmy Thomas Efird John A. Burns School of Medicine
Very hands-on and comprehensive! Both the novice and the advanced user will find valuable tips and techniques in this well-written text on SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Important topics such as CDISC, MedDRA, WHODrug, and SOPs are clearly presented with the SAS user in mind. The text is a virtual treasure chest of many delightful examples, ranging from performing many-to-many comparisons/joins and creating box-and-whisker plots, to using the SQL Pass-Through Facility to read Microsoft Excel data. --Dr. Jimmy Thomas Efird, John A. Burns School of Medicine
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