Indexes

Nowadays, textual databases are among the most rapidly growing collections of data. Some of these collections contain a new type of data that differs from classical numerical or textual data. These are long sequences of symbols, not divided into well-separated small tokens (words). The most prominent among such collections are databases of biological sequences, which are experiencing today an unprecedented growth rate. Starting in 2008, the "1000 Genomes Project" has been launched with the ultimate goal of collecting sequences of additional 1,500 Human genomes, 500 each of European, African, and East Asian origin. This will produce an extensive catalog of Human genetic variations.

Michael Raithel has written an excellent learning and reference manual about SAS indexes. This book is well thought out, and the information is presented aptly so it can be used by a SAS beginner as well as the most advanced SAS developer to learn more about SAS indexes. Michael covers indexes so that you will understand when, why, and where to use indexes.

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