Complete SAS Programming Guide - Learn SAS and Become a Data Ninja - Reading DATES in Data

The video tutorial covers how to handle dates in SAS, starting with an introduction to different types of dates. It explains how to read and input dates using SAS coding, including the use of the cards statement. The tutorial highlights common mistakes and their solutions, such as missing dollar signs for character variables. It concludes with formatting dates to make them understandable, using the date9. format to display dates in a human-readable form.

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