SAS - Certified Specialist: Text Analytics, Time Series, Experimentation and Optimization

Duration

Duration:

Just 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

24/6/2024 (Monday)

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:

  • Individuals who want to analyse big data with a variety of statistical analysis and predictive modeling techniques

Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 2-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

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

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call 21 96 61 82 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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