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Apply Advanced PROC SQL Techniques for Data Analysis

This course is part of Apply and Analyze Data Using SAS PROC SQL Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Design advanced PROC SQL queries using conditional logic, views, subqueries, and reusable SQL patterns.
Optimize PROC SQL performance through efficient joins, indexing, query tuning, and debugging techniques.
Troubleshoot and maintain complex SQL workflows for scalable, enterprise-grade data analysis in SAS.

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There are 5 modules in this course

By the end of this course, learners will be able to design advanced PROC SQL queries, apply conditional logic, build reusable views, optimize query performance, and troubleshoot complex SQL workflows within the SAS environment.

This course provides an in-depth, hands-on exploration of advanced PROC SQL concepts, moving beyond basic querying to focus on real-world data manipulation, reporting, automation, and performance optimization. Learners will progressively develop skills in creating derived data, managing character and numeric transformations, implementing CASE logic, enforcing data integrity with constraints and keys, and designing efficient joins and indexes. The course also covers advanced topics such as debugging techniques, query tuning, subqueries, and matrix-style SQL solutions for multi-dimensional analysis. By completing this course, learners gain practical expertise required for data analyst, SAS programmer, and reporting specialist roles, enabling them to write efficient, maintainable, and scalable SQL code. What makes this course unique is its end-to-end PROC SQL focus—combining logic, performance, automation, and troubleshooting—supported by structured modules, practice quizzes, and graded assessments aligned to real enterprise use cases. This course is ideal for learners who want to apply, analyze, and optimize PROC SQL for professional data analysis and reporting workflows.

Module details

This module introduces core PROC SQL techniques for creating numeric and character data, applying logical conditions, exploring metadata, and generating structured reports, enabling learners to build a strong foundation in SQL-based data manipulation within SAS.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 72 minutes

Creating Numeric Data7 minutes
Creating Aliases7 minutes
Logical Operator6 minutes
Aligning Characters5 minutes
Extracting Information from String8 minutes
Data with Count Function11 minutes
Non Consecutive Values9 minutes
PROC SQL Dictionary11 minutes
PROC SQL Report Generator10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded-Foundations of Data Creation & Manipulation in PROC SQL30 minutes
Building and Shaping Data10 minutes
Working with Character Data10 minutes
Advanced Data Exploration10 minutes

This module focuses on creating reusable SQL views, managing libraries, formatting query output, and implementing grouping and conditional logic to build professional, readable, and maintainable PROC SQL reports.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 77 minutes

PROC SQL Report Generator Continues8 minutes
Defining Views9 minutes
Changing Table Via View6 minutes
Managing Library References7 minutes
Formatting Output in Proc SQL8 minutes
Formatting Output Using Scalar Expression7 minutes
Sub Setting Group with Having Clause8 minutes
Coding Logic in Proc SQL12 minutes
Coding Logic in Proc SQL Continues12 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded-Reporting, Views, and Output Control30 minutes
Advanced Reporting Techniques10 minutes
Managing Libraries and Formatting10 minutes
Grouping and Conditional Logic10 minutes

This module covers advanced SQL logic, automation through macro variables, data population techniques, and enforcement of data integrity using constraints and relational keys in PROC SQL.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 76 minutes

More on Coding Logic in Proc SQL6 minutes
Coding Proc SQL10 minutes
Creating Multiple Macro Variable11 minutes
Identifying Duplicate Row from Coding3 minutes
Creating Populating Data in SQL9 minutes
Create Table Using Like Clause9 minutes
Adding Data Using Select Query6 minutes
Check Constraint in Proc SQL12 minutes
Establishing Primary and Foreign Keys10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded-Logic, Automation, and Data Integrity30 minutes
Advanced Logic Implementation10 minutes
Data Validation and Deduplication10 minutes
Enforcing Data Rules10 minutes

This module emphasizes query optimization through indexing strategies, efficient join techniques, and performance analysis to handle complex, multi-table PROC SQL queries effectively.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 84 minutes

Modifying Updating Tables12 minutes
Creating Simple and Composite Index12 minutes
Coding Complex Queries8 minutes
Equi Joins and Reflexive Joins Queries10 minutes
Performance Computations in Joins7 minutes
Joins in Proc SQL8 minutes
Joins in Proc SQL Continues6 minutes
Complex Queries in Proc SQL11 minutes
Comparing Complex Queries in Proc SQL12 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Graded-Performance, Indexing, and Joins30 minutes
Optimizing Data Structures10 minutes
Join Fundamentals and Performance10 minutes
Advanced Join Strategies10 minutes

This module equips learners with advanced debugging techniques, performance tuning strategies, subquery implementations, and matrix-style SQL solutions for solving complex analytical problems in PROC SQL.