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SAS Certified Specialist: Machine Learning Using SAS® Viya®

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SAS Certified Specialist:
Machine Learning Using SAS Viya

Show you have the skills the market is looking for, whether you want to expand your career potential or stand out in a competitive field.

With this certification, you’ll prove you’ve mastered these skills:

  • Data sources.
    

  • Building models. 


  • Model assessment and deployment. 


Curious about why you should get certified? Watch the video to learn more.

Exam Content

The exam will test your abilities in:

  • 30-36% - Data sources
  • 40-46% - Building models
  • 24-30% - Model assessment and deployment

The exam will test your abilities in:

20-25%: Access and create data structures; 35-40%: Manage data; 15-20%: Error handling; 15-20%: Generate reports and output
Exam guide

Download our exam content guide for a detailed breakdown of each section to ensure you are thoroughly prepared.

Exam Details

  • This exam is administered by SAS and Pearson VUE.

  • 50-55 multiple choice and short-answer questions.

  • 90 minutes to complete the exam.

  • Passing score is 62%.

  • Certification expires after 5 years.

  • This exam is based on SAS Viya 4.0.

SAS Viya Supervised Machine Learning Pipelines

Use this exam ID to register:
A00 - 406

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