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SAS BASE EXAM Test Content 1. Accessing Data

The document outlines the test content for the SAS Predictive Modeling Exam. It is divided into 4 sections that cover: (1) preparing the data, which includes handling missing values, data exploration, and variable transformation; (2) building predictive models using techniques like logistic regression, neural networks, and decision trees; (3) assessing the models through comparison and metrics like ROC curves; and (4) scoring and implementing the models on new data.

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SAS BASE EXAM Test Content 1. Accessing Data

The document outlines the test content for the SAS Predictive Modeling Exam. It is divided into 4 sections that cover: (1) preparing the data, which includes handling missing values, data exploration, and variable transformation; (2) building predictive models using techniques like logistic regression, neural networks, and decision trees; (3) assessing the models through comparison and metrics like ROC curves; and (4) scoring and implementing the models on new data.

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SAS BASE EXAM Test Content

1. Accessing Data

 Use FORMATTED, LIST and COLUMN input to read raw data files
 Use INFILE statement options to control processing when reading raw data files
 Use various components of an INPUT statement to process raw data files including
column and line pointer controls, and trailing @ controls
 Combine SAS data sets using the DATA step

2. Creating Data Structures

 Create temporary and permanent SAS data sets


 Create and manipulate SAS date values
 Use DATA Step statements to export data to standard and comma delimited raw data
files
 Control which observations and variables in a SAS data set are processed and output

3. Managing Data

 Investigate SAS data libraries using base SAS utility procedures


 Sort observations in a SAS data set
 Conditionally execute SAS statements
 Use assignment statements in the DATA step
 Modify variable attributes using options and statements in the DATA step
 Accumulate sub-totals and totals using DATA step statements
 Use SAS functions to manipulate character data, numeric data, and SAS date values
 Use SAS functions to convert character data to numeric and vice versa
 Process data using DO LOOPS
 Process data using SAS arrays

4. Generating Reports

 Generate list reports using the PRINT and REPORT procedures


 Generate summary reports and frequency tables using base SAS procedures
 Enhance reports through the use of labels, SAS formats, user-defined formats, titles,
footnotes and SAS System reporting options
 Generate HTML reports using ODS statements

5. Handling Errors

 Identify and resolve programming logic errors


 Recognize and correct syntax errors
 Examine and resolve data errors
SAS ADVANCED PROGRAMMING EXAM Test Content

1. Accessing Data Using SQL

 Generate detail reports by working with a single table or joining tables using PROC SQL
and the appropriate options
 Generate summary reports by working with a single table or joining tables using PROC
SQL and the appropriate options
 Construct sub queries within a PROC SQL step
 Compare solving a problem using the SQL procedure versus using traditional SAS
programming techniques
 Access Dictionary Tables using the SQL procedure
 Demonstrate advanced PROC SQL skills by creating and updating tables, updating data
values, working with indexes using the macro interface/creating macro variables with
SQL, defining integrity constraints, SQL views and SET operators

2. Macro Processing

 Creating and using user-defined and automatic macro variables within the SAS Macro
Language
 Automate programs by defining and calling macros using the SAS Macro Language
 Understand the use of macro functions
 Recognize various system options that are available for macro debugging and displaying
values of user-defined and automatic macro variables in the SAS log

3. Advanced Programming Techniques

 Demonstrate advanced data set processing techniques such as updating master data sets,
transposing data, combining/merging data, sampling data, using generation data sets,
integrity constraints and audit trails
 Reduce the space required to store SAS data sets and numeric variables within SAS data
sets by using compression techniques, length statements or DATA step views
 Develop efficient programs by using advanced programming techniques such as
permanent formats and array processing
 Use SAS System options and SAS data set options for controlling memory usage
 Control the processing of variables and observations in the DATA step
 Create sorted or indexed data in order to avoid unnecessary sorts, eliminate duplicate data
and to provide more efficient data access and retrieval
 Use PROC DATASETS to demonstrate advanced programming skills (e.g. renaming
columns, displaying metadata, creating indexes, creating integrity constraints, creating
audit trails)
SAS PREDICTIVE MODELING EXAM Test Content

1. Data Preparation

 Missing values
 Initial data exploration including data visualization/measurement levels or scales/variable
reduction
 Transformation/recoding/binning

2. Predictive Models

 Data splitting/balancing/over fitting/oversampling


 Logistic/linear regression
 Artificial neural networks (MLP)
 Decision trees
 Variable importance/odds ratio
 Profit/loss/prior probabilities

3. Model Assessment

 Comparison between models/lift chart/ROC/profit & loss


 Assessment of a single model

4. Scoring and Implementation

 Score a data set

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