Practical Business Analytics Using SAS

A Hands-on Guide

Nonfiction, Computers, Database Management, General Computing
Cover of the book Practical Business Analytics Using SAS by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani, Apress
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani ISBN: 9781484200438
Publisher: Apress Publication: February 7, 2015
Imprint: Apress Language: English
Author: Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
ISBN: 9781484200438
Publisher: Apress
Publication: February 7, 2015
Imprint: Apress
Language: English

Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide shows SAS users and businesspeople how to analyze data effectively in real-life business scenarios.

The book begins with an introduction to analytics, analytical tools, and SAS programming. The authors—both SAS, statistics, analytics, and big data experts—first show how SAS is used in business, and then how to get started programming in SAS by importing data and learning how to manipulate it. Besides illustrating SAS basic functions, you will see how each function can be used to get the information you need to improve business performance. Each chapter offers hands-on exercises drawn from real business situations.

The book then provides an overview of statistics, as well as instruction on exploring data, preparing it for analysis, and testing hypotheses. You will learn how to use SAS to perform analytics and model using both basic and advanced techniques like multiple regression, logistic regression, and time series analysis, among other topics. The book concludes with a chapter on analyzing big data. Illustrations from banking and other industries make the principles and methods come to life.

Readers will find just enough theory to understand the practical examples and case studies, which cover all industries. Written for a corporate IT and programming audience that wants to upgrade skills or enter the analytics field, this book includes:

  • More than 200 examples and exercises, including code and datasets for practice.
  • Relevant examples for all industries.
  • Case studies that show how to use SAS analytics to identify opportunities, solve complicated problems, and chart a course.

Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide gives you the tools you need to gain insight into the data at your fingertips, predict business conditions for better planning, and make excellent decisions. Whether you are in retail, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, or any other industry, this book will help your organization increase revenue, drive down costs, improve marketing, and satisfy customers better than ever before.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide shows SAS users and businesspeople how to analyze data effectively in real-life business scenarios.

The book begins with an introduction to analytics, analytical tools, and SAS programming. The authors—both SAS, statistics, analytics, and big data experts—first show how SAS is used in business, and then how to get started programming in SAS by importing data and learning how to manipulate it. Besides illustrating SAS basic functions, you will see how each function can be used to get the information you need to improve business performance. Each chapter offers hands-on exercises drawn from real business situations.

The book then provides an overview of statistics, as well as instruction on exploring data, preparing it for analysis, and testing hypotheses. You will learn how to use SAS to perform analytics and model using both basic and advanced techniques like multiple regression, logistic regression, and time series analysis, among other topics. The book concludes with a chapter on analyzing big data. Illustrations from banking and other industries make the principles and methods come to life.

Readers will find just enough theory to understand the practical examples and case studies, which cover all industries. Written for a corporate IT and programming audience that wants to upgrade skills or enter the analytics field, this book includes:

Practical Business Analytics Using SAS: A Hands-on Guide gives you the tools you need to gain insight into the data at your fingertips, predict business conditions for better planning, and make excellent decisions. Whether you are in retail, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, or any other industry, this book will help your organization increase revenue, drive down costs, improve marketing, and satisfy customers better than ever before.

More books from Apress

Cover of the book Constructing Usable Web Menus by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Expert SQL Server Transactions and Locking by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Become ITIL Foundation Certified in 7 Days by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Optimizing Data-to-Learning-to-Action by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Open Source Intelligence Methods and Tools by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Modern Business Management by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book The Handbook of Financial Modeling by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Learn WatchKit for iOS by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Winning the Institutional Investing Race by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Extending SSIS with .NET Scripting by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Bad Programming Practices 101 by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Pro T-SQL Programmer's Guide by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Beginning Hibernate by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
Cover of the book Expert Oracle RAC 12c by Shailendra Kadre, Venkat Reddy Konasani
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy