SAS Programming Tip from SAS Certified Professional - Sunil Gupta

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Hi SAS Users,

I thought you might be interested in this tip I wrote for SAS. It is one of many useful techniques in my latest book, Sharpening Your SAS Skills, (www.crcpress.com). 

SAS Programming Tip from SAS Certified Professional - Sunil Gupta 

When do I use a WHERE statement versus an IF statement to subset a data set? 

When programming in SAS, there is almost always more than one way to accomplish a task. Beginning programmers may think that there is no difference between using the WHERE statement and the IF statement to subset your data set. Knowledgeable programmers know that, depending on the situation, sometimes one statement is more appropriate than the other. 

Learn More at:
http://support.sas.com/faq/042/FAQ04278.html?ETS=2799&PID=94063 

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Sunil Gupta
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