SAS® University Edition

What does SAS® University Edition do?
SAS University Edition is free SAS software that can be used for teaching and
learning statistics and quantitative methods. It is useful in such areas as economics,
psychology and other social sciences, computer science, business, medical/health
and engineering.
Why is SAS® University Edition important?
Throughout the world both public and private sectors are experiencing a technical
analytics skills gap. SAS is helping to build the statistical knowledge needed to fil this
gap and provide the workforce with high-demand skills to solve problems with analytics.
For whom is SAS® University Edition designed?
SAS University Edition is designed for those who want easy access to statistical
software to learn and perform quantitative analysis. This includes teachers, professors,
students, academic researchers and independent learners.

Benefis
• Build your statistical prowess. With SAS, you can explore and solve important and
stimulating problems. Doing so develops analytical skills for instructors to advance
statistical research and education, and for students and learners to prepare for
rewarding careers in any industry.
• Easy to access, easy to use. Download the software yourself, or access it in the cloud
via AWS Marketplace (AWS usage fees may apply). Writing and submitting code is
easy with a powerful graphical interface to our advanced statistical analysis software.
See sas.com/analyticsu to learn more.
• Tap into a wide array of supportive teaching and learning resources. In addition to
the fully functional software, SAS makes it easy for anyone to learn, teach and stay
connected to SAS:
o Software users also can access free introductory courses and videos online to learn
the basics of SAS programming and statistical analysis and get a jump on using
features quickly.
o The SAS Analytics U initiative provides an interactive community for SAS users –
including chat, support and introductory videos.
o Our SAS Global Academic Program offrs teaching and curriculum development
materials for professors at no cost. Gain huge benefis by participating in this
engaging analytics community and preparing yourself for your future – whether in academia, commercial industry or the public sector.

SAS® programming language (Base SAS®)
• Flexible, intuitive 4GL with easy-to-learn syntax.
• SAS macro facility reduces coding for common tasks so you can modularize work for
easy reuse and maintenance.
• Data analysis: descriptive statistics, correlations, distribution analysis, table analysis.
• Library of prewritten programming procedures for managing, analyzing and
presenting data.
• Ability to read data in any format, from any kind of fie, including variable-length
records, binary fies, free-form data and fies with messy or missing data.
• Support for Structured Query Language (SQL).

Statistical methods (SAS/STAT®)
• Extensive statistical capabilities in over 80 procedures:
o Analysis of Variance
o Bayesian Analysis
o Categorical Data Analysis
o Cluster Analysis
o Descriptive Statistics
o Discriminant Analysis
o Distribution Analysis
o Exact Inference
o Finite Mixture Models
o Group Sequential Design and
Analysis
o Longitudinal Data Analysis
o Market Research
o Missing Data Analysis
o Mixed Models
o Model Selection
o Multivariate Analysis
o Nonlinear Regression
o Nonparametric Analysis
o Nonparametric Regression
o Post Processing
o Power and Sample Size
o Predictive Modeling
o Psychometric Analysis
o Quantile Regression
o Regression
o Robust Regression
o Spatial Analysis
o Standardization
o Structural Equations Models
o Survey Sampling and Analysis
o Survival Analysis