SAS - Certified Specialist: Visual Modeling using SAS® Visual Statistics 8.4 on SAS® Viya®

Duration

Duration:

Only 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

24/6/2024 (Monday)

Overview

On this accelerated SAS® Certified Specialist: Visual Modeling using SAS® Visual Statistics 8.4 on SAS® Viya® course,

This certification is designed to consistently measure and validate job skills and performance levels of analysts and visual modelers using SAS Visual Statistics.

Designed for analysts who are using SAS® Visual Statistics for exploratory and predictive modeling, model fitting and analysis in a business environment Successful candidates should be skilled in topics such as Building and exploring descriptive models Building and exploring predictive models with continuous and categorical targets Performing model validation Assessing model goodness of fit Modifying and comparing models Scoring models.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the SAS exam, and achieve your SAS® Certified Specialist: Visual Modeling using SAS® Visual Statistics 8.4 on SAS® Viya® 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:

  • Analysts who are using SAS ® Visual Statistics for exploratory and predictive modeling, model fitting and analysis in a business environment.

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: SAS visual statistics cross-functional tasks - 22%

  • Prepare data using SAS Visual Analytics
  • Filter data used for a model
  • Use interactive group-by
  • Perform model validation

 

Module 2: Building and assessing segmentation models - 28%

  • Perform unsupervised segmentation using cluster analysis
  • Analyse cluster results
  • Perform supervised segmentation using decision trees
  • Assess decision tree results

 

Module 3: Building and assessing regression-type models - 41%

  • Explain linear models
  • Perform linear regression modeling
  • Assess model results
  • Perform generalized additive modeling
  • Perform nonparametric logistic regression modeling

 

Module 4: Model comparison and scoring - 9%

  • Compare Models
  • Score Models

 

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: Visual Modeling using SAS® Visual Statistics 8.4 on SAS® Viya® A00-274 Exam

  • Duration: 105 minutes
  • Format: Multiple-choice, short-answer, and interactive questions
  • Number of questions: 58 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

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

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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