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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my family—my mother Jo Ann, my father Robert, and my sister Amy—for their unwavering support in all of my academic endeavors over the years. A big thank you to all of the students and colleagues I have interacted with who, through their desire to learn more, also pushed me to learn more and bring more ideas back into the classroom. Thanks to all of the people at SAS who helped make this book a reality, particularly those in SAS publishing, and to all of the instructors I had for SAS Training who helped me transition from a mediocre SAS user to an actual SAS programmer. And a very special thank you to my love, Lilit, whose patience and encouragement gave me the extra strength to finish this project.

– Jim

I want to thank the hardworking staff at SAS who helped make this book a reality—it has been a learning experience and I am already looking forward to working with you on the next project! While many friends and colleagues supported me during this process, I especially want to thank Dr. Ellen Breazel for providing invaluable feedback from the perspective of a fellow SAS instructor and to Jordan Lewis for helping ensure the needs of the novice SAS user remained a primary concern during my writing process. Thank you to my wonderful and supportive wife, Katherine, for keeping me from getting too engrossed in writing this book. (Also for helping me write this acknowledgment!) Finally, I am eternally grateful for my parents, Bill and Teresa, who have provided enthusiastic encouragement during this project, just like they have done for all of my endeavors for longer than I can remember. This book would not have been possible without all of you.

– Jonathan