This book is an adaptation of A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS® for Univariate and Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition, by Norm O’Rourke, Larry Hatcher, and Edward J. Stepanski. First and foremost, acknowledgment must be given to these authors for their excellent and comprehensive discussions of basic and advanced statistical concepts.
I would also like to extend special thanks to John Sall for making time within the JMP Division for the writing of this adaptation.
Further acknowledgment goes to the outstanding support provided by SAS Press at SAS Institute. In particular, thanks to Julie Platt, editor-in-chief; Stephenie Joyner, for the daily exchange that kept things moving; Mary Beth Steinbach, for careful final editing; Candy Farrell and Jennifer Dilly, for final production and graphics support; and Aimee Rodriguez and Cindy Puryear, for marketing support.