title: QCIS: a SAS-based relational database/query system for the Current Index to Statistics.
abstract: A portable, menu-driven software system for the Current Index to Statistics (CIS) cumulative database is described. The SAS-based system converts the CIS datafiles into a relational SAS database and provides windows for users to easily define their queries. Query execution may occur in batch or interactive mode.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-0032.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kish
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D007256:Information Systems; D011381:Programming Languages; D013223:Statistics as Topic