why only we use SAS? their r many programmin language like
SPSS, Oracle... Why SAS?
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Answer / prasad
SAS has a flexibility to create code in any operating system
(OS) and run in any OS. For instance, if you create .xls
file in Windows, you cannot run on Unix, but SAS code can
be created in windows and can run in Unix. Compared to
other programming languages, SAS coding simple to write and
use.
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Answer / ankit
SAS possess many privileges over other languages like:
1. SAS can process very big size of data in the environment , which the other languages have their own limitations.
2. SAS is simple to understand and help in an effective manner to analyze the data, it doesn't require you to have a very good programming knowledge.
3. SAS has good support and services as its a paid software.
4. SAS has its own Data Base structure while the others haven't.
5. SAS can be easily connected to different servers as compared to others.
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