UMASS Department of:
Biostatistics and Epidemiology

SAS:The Statistical Analysis System
Basics
Combo
Desc Stats
Advanced
Index
SASHome
Intro
Data In
Data Out
Pretty
Cleaning
Documentation
Environs
Basics: Planning and Implementing Data Documentation in a Research Study
  • How to organized basic data sets.
  • How to plan data set links.
  • How to insure security and confidentiality.
  • Establishing standards.
  • How to make up names and organized SAS programs.
  • How to make up names for variables in the study.
  • How to make up names for files that contain data, and keep track of data that is used in reports.
  • How to keep track of the steps in data cleaning and variable creation.
  • How to summarize the documentation.



Last Update: 9/13/98
Comments: Ed Stanek
Email:
stanek@schoolph.umass.edu
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