EIS stands for Enterprise Information System. SAS/EIS is a component of SAS that enables users to summarize, integrate and display information in easily accessed and easily understood reports. In the introductory statistics courses at WPI, you will use only one of its many capabilities: that of calling SAS macros.
SAS macros are programs written in the SAS programming language which perform special tasks, some of which are not otherwise available to novice SAS users, and some of which are not otherwise available to any SAS users. Some macros have been written expressly to support computer labs for the introductory statistics courses at WPI. Some provide statistical functions or procedures of interest to general users. EIS provides a simple, menu-driven interface for SAS users of these macros. In addition, the macros themselves are written with a windows interface for data entry and output.
To run macros from EIS proceed as follows:
Why not try an application now? Scroll down to the application called ORACLE (To scroll, place the pointer on the slider bar, click the left mouse button, and move the mouse. You can scroll more slowly by clicking with the left mouse button on the arrows at the top or bottom of the scroll bar.). When you see the word ORACLE, click on it (ONCE ONLY, PLEASE!). A window should appear asking for your question. Ask whatever is on your mind, then press enter.
ERROR: Required data needed at row 7 column 50
will appear at the bottom of the SAS window when you enter a piece of data. This occurs under certain circumstances when you hit the enter key instead of the tab key after typing some needed input. This message affects nothing, and you can safely ignore it.
Introduction to SAS/INSIGHT I: Elementary Concepts. This is the
minimal tutorial you should do to be familiar with the basics of
SAS/INSIGHT, a graphically-oriented data analysis system
Introduction to SAS/INSIGHT II: Advanced Concepts. This tutorial will
show you some of the more advanced features of SAS/INSIGHT