What is SAS (Statistical Analysis Software)?

SAS (Statistical Analysis Software) is an integrated system of software solutions that enables you to perform the following tasks:

• Data entry, retrieval, and management
• Report writing and graphics design
• Statistical and mathematical analysis
• Business forecasting and decision support
• Operations research and project management
• Applications development

SAS consists the following components:

• SAS/Base - Basic procedures and data management
• SAS/Macro - To create a macro
• SAS/Access - To access the dataset
• SAS/STAT - Statistical analysis
• SAS/GRAPH - Graphics and presentation
• SAS/OR - Operations research
• SAS/AF - Applications facility

History of SAS Software begins in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a statistical package which was developed at North Carolina State University by James Goodnight, Anthony Barr and John Sall, to analyse the agricultural data to improve crop yields.

Here are SAS major versions and their release dates:

SAS 15.2/9.4m7 18-Aug-2020
SAS 15.1/9.4m6 20-Nov-2018
SAS 14.1/9.4m3 14-Jul-2015
SAS 13.1/9.4m1 15-Dec-2013
SAS 12.3/9.4   10-Jul-2013
SAS 9.3        12-Jul-2011
SAS 9.2        01-Mar-2008
SAS 9.1        01-Dec-2003
SAS 9.0        01-Oct-2002
SAS 8.0        01-Nov-1999
SAS 7.0        01-Oct-1998
SAS 6.9        01-Oct-1993
SAS 6.1        01-Jan-1985
SAS 5.3        28-Jul-1986
SAS 4.6        01-Mar-1984
SAS 82.4       01-Jan-1983
SAS 76         01-Jul-1976
SAS 72         01-Jan-1972

For more information, see SAS Website and Documentation Website.

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