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Visual Business Analytics

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SAS Certified Specialist:
Visual Business Analytics 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:

Add and manipulate data items within SAS Visual Analytics.
 
Analyze data with SAS Visual Analytics.
Design reports using SAS Visual Analytics.

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Exam Content

The exam will test your ability to:

20-25% - Data sources and data items
30-35% - Analyze data
45-50% - Build reports

The exam will test your ability to:

20-25%: Data sources and data items; 30-35%: Analyze data; 45-50%: Build reports

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.
100 minutes to complete the exam.
Passing score is 67%.
Certification expires after five years.
Experience with SAS Visual Analytics on either the SAS^® Viya^® platform or the SAS^® 9.4 platform is acceptable for your exam preparation.

SAS Certified Specialist: Visual Business Analytics Using SAS Viya

Use this exam ID to register:
A00-470

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SAS Credential
Visual Business Analytics

SAS Certified Specialist:
Visual Business Analytics 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.