Description:Documents SAS/IML software, which provides a flexible programming language that enables novice or experienced programmers to perform data and matrix manipulation, statistical analysis, numerical analysis, and nonlinear optimization. SAS/IML software offers a rich, interactive programming language with an extensive library of subroutines and also enables you to create your own customized function modules. SAS/IML software adds several new features in SAS 9.2, including several new sets of functions, an ODS Statistical Graphics interface, and new syntax for conforming vector-matrix operations. This title is also available free online from SAS Publishing.