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SAS Certified Specialist: Advanced Predictive Modeling

A00-225: SAS Advanced Predictive Modeling will retire on June 30, 2025. All certifications earned before this date will not expire and will remain valid after the exam is retired.

SAS Certified Specialist: Advanced Predictive Modeling

For analysts who are creating advanced predictive models using big data.

Successful candidates should have experience in the following areas:

  • Deploying open source models in SAS
  • Machine learning and predictive modeling techniques.
  • Application of machine learning and predictive modeling techniques to big, distributed and in-memory data sets.

Exam Content & Pricing

This exam is administered by SAS and Pearson VUE.

  • 50-55 multiple choice, short answer, and interactive questions.
  • Interactive questions simulate the SAS environment and ask you to complete a task.
  • 110 minutes to complete exam (must achieve score of 67% correct to pass)
  • Use exam ID A00-225; required when registering with Pearson VUE
  • This exam is based on SAS 9.4

Successful candidates should have hands-on experience with a variety of SAS data preparation tools, including experience with the following analytical tools:

  • SAS Enterprise Miner
  • SAS/STAT
  • SAS Visual Analytics
  • SAS LASR Analytic Server

Exam fee: $180 USD

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