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SAS - Certified Specialist: Text Analytics, Time Series, Experimentation and Optimization
Overview
On this accelerated SAS Certified Specialist: Text Analytics, Time Series, Experimentation and Optimization course, you will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse big data with a variety of statistical analysis techniques: Text Analytics, Experiment Design, Optimization and Time series forecasting.
At the end of this course, you’ll sit the SAS exam, and achieve your SAS Certified Specialist: Text Analytics, Time Series, Experimentation and Optimization certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.
Audience
This course is ideal for:
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Individuals who want to analyse big data with a variety of statistical analysis and predictive modeling techniques
Benefits
Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.
Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.
Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
Curriculum
Module 1: Text Analytics - 30%
- Create data sources for text mining
- Import data into SAS Text Analytics
- Use text mining to support forensic linguistics using stylometry techniques
- Retrieve information for Analysis
- Parse and quantify
- Text Perform predictive modeling on text data
- Use the High-Performance (HP) Text Miner Node
Module 2: Time Series - 30%
- Identify and define time series characteristics, components and the families of time series models
- Diagnose, fit, and interpret ARIMAX Models
- Diagnose, fit, and interpret Exponential Smoothing Models
- Diagnose, fit, and interpret Unobserved Components Models
Module 3: Experimentation & Incremental Response Models - 20%
- Explain the role of experiments in answering business questions
- Relate experimental design concepts and terminology to business concepts and terminology
- Explain how incremental response models can identify cases that are most responsive to an action
- Use the Incremental Response node in SAS Enterprise Miner
Module 4: Optimization - 20%
- Optimize linear programs
- Optimize nonlinear programs
Exam Track
At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:
SAS Certified Specialist: Text Analytics, Time Series, Experimentation and Optimization A00-226 Exam
- Duration: 110 minutes
- Format: multiple choice, short answer, and interactive questions
- Number of questions: 50-55 questions
- Passing score: 68% correct to pass
What's Included
Your accelerated course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
- * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
- ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
- *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.
Prerequisites
Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:
- Hands-on experience with a variety of SAS data preparation tools, including experience with the following analytical tools:
- SAS Text Analytics
- SAS/ETS
- SAS/OR
Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.
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