Predictive Analytics with SAS: Build & Deploy Models
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What you'll learn
Build and evaluate predictive models in SAS Miner.
Apply data prep, variable selection, and transformation.
Deploy and compare models for business applications.
Skills you'll gain
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Statistical Analysis
- Advanced Analytics
- Statistical Modeling
- Data Preprocessing
- Business Analytics
- Predictive Analytics
- Data Mining
- Regression Analysis
- Model Evaluation
- Feature Engineering
- Decision Tree Learning
- Data Transformation
- Model Training
- Model Optimization
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Statistical Methods
- Predictive Modeling
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There are 5 modules in this course
By the end of this course, learners will be able to identify, analyze, evaluate, and construct predictive models using SAS Enterprise Miner. They will gain hands-on skills in data preparation, variable selection, model building, performance evaluation, and deployment for real-world business applications.
This course empowers learners to confidently transform raw data into actionable insights, compare and optimize models, and deploy decision-ready analytics workflows. Starting with the basics of SAS Enterprise Miner, participants progress through data preparation, variable transformations, decision tree modeling, neural network applications, and advanced regression techniques. Each module includes structured practice and graded quizzes, reinforcing learning and ensuring mastery of predictive modeling concepts. What makes this course unique is its step-by-step, module-based approach aligned with Bloomβs Taxonomy, combining theory with interactive practice, real-world case scenarios, and automated SAS tools like Auto Neural and Dmine Regression. Unlike traditional tutorials, this program integrates practical flow diagrams, ensemble modeling, and performance evaluation methods, making learners job-ready for predictive analytics roles in industries like finance, healthcare, and marketing.
This module introduces learners to the SAS Enterprise Miner environment, focusing on navigating the interface, preparing datasets, and understanding the foundational steps required to begin predictive modeling.
What's included
7 videos3 assignments
7 videosβ’Total 74 minutes
- Introduction of SAS Enterprise Minerβ’12 minutes
- Select a SAS Tableβ’10 minutes
- Creating Input Data Nodeβ’13 minutes
- Metadata Advisor Optionsβ’9 minutes
- Add More Data Sourcesβ’11 minutes
- Sample Statisticsβ’10 minutes
- Trial reportβ’10 minutes
3 assignmentsβ’Total 50 minutes
- Graded-Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Minerβ’30 minutes
- Exploring the SAS Workspaceβ’10 minutes
- Setting Up Data Sourcesβ’10 minutes
This module emphasizes data exploration and preparation, teaching learners to select variables, assess their statistical performance, and refine input predictors for stronger modeling accuracy.
What's included
13 videos4 assignments
13 videosβ’Total 117 minutes
- Properties of Cluster Nodeβ’8 minutes
- Variable Selectionβ’9 minutes
- Input Variableβ’10 minutes
- Input Variable Continuesβ’10 minutes
- Values of R-Squareβ’9 minutes
- More on Variable Selectionβ’9 minutes
- Binary Target Variableβ’9 minutes
- Variable and Effect Summaryβ’9 minutes
- Variable Selection - Variable ID'sβ’9 minutes
- Variable Frequency Tableβ’9 minutes
- Variable S - Updating Model Comparisonβ’9 minutes
- Run Data Partition Nodeβ’8 minutes
- Variable Selection - Fit Statisticsβ’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Preparing and Understanding Dataβ’30 minutes
- Fundamentals of Variable Selectionβ’10 minutes
- Assessing Variable Performanceβ’10 minutes
- Enhancing Variable Insightsβ’10 minutes
This module covers variable transformation techniques, ensemble modeling, and regression analysis while equipping learners with advanced tools for refining predictive accuracy and handling complex data structures.
What's included
12 videos4 assignments
12 videosβ’Total 120 minutes
- Understanding Transformation of Variablesβ’10 minutes
- Score Ranking Overlay Resβ’9 minutes
- Update Transformation of Variablesβ’10 minutes
- Combination of Different Modelsβ’9 minutes
- Properties of Neural Networkβ’9 minutes
- Analyzing the Output Variableβ’12 minutes
- Combination of Regression Modelβ’8 minutes
- Combination - Result of Regression Nodeβ’10 minutes
- Combination Iteration Plotβ’10 minutes
- Subseries Plotβ’12 minutes
- Creating Densemble Diagramβ’10 minutes
- SAS Codeβ’12 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Transformations and Model Buildingβ’30 minutes
- Data Transformationsβ’10 minutes
- Combining Modelsβ’10 minutes
- Advanced Regression & Plotsβ’10 minutes
This module introduces decision tree construction and neural network modeling, focusing on visualization, interpretation, and comparison of advanced predictive techniques within SAS Enterprise Miner.
What's included
14 videos4 assignments
14 videosβ’Total 132 minutes
- Decision Tree Modelβ’10 minutes
- Run and Upadate Decision Tree Modelβ’10 minutes
- Creating Dscore Nodeβ’9 minutes
- DT - Resulf of Model Comparisonβ’10 minutes
- Leaf Statistics and Tree Mapβ’10 minutes
- Interactively Decision Treesβ’9 minutes
- Result Node Data Partitionβ’9 minutes
- Interactively Trees Windowβ’9 minutes
- Building a Decision Treesβ’9 minutes
- Neural Network Modelβ’10 minutes
- Neural Network Model Outputβ’10 minutes
- Model Weight Historyβ’12 minutes
- Neural Network - Final Weightβ’6 minutes
- ROC Chartβ’8 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 51 minutes
- Graded-Decision Trees and Neural Networksβ’30 minutes
- Building Decision Treesβ’1 minute
- Tree Analysis & Visualizationβ’10 minutes
- Neural Networks in Actionβ’10 minutes
This module focuses on evaluating predictive models through comparison metrics, regression with binary targets, and flow diagram design, preparing learners for real-world deployment of SAS models.
What's included
15 videos4 assignments
15 videosβ’Total 117 minutes
- Neural Network -Iteration Plotβ’9 minutes
- Neural Network - SAS Codeβ’10 minutes
- Neural Network - Cumulative Liftβ’6 minutes
- Decision Processingβ’6 minutes
- Results of Auto Neural Nodeβ’7 minutes
- Run Model Comparisonβ’8 minutes
- DEX - Variable ID'sβ’11 minutes
- Average Square Errorβ’6 minutes
- Score Rating overlay - Eventβ’6 minutes
- Run Dmine Regression Nodeβ’6 minutes
- Regression with Binary Targetβ’8 minutes
- Regression - Table Effect Plotsβ’8 minutes
- Result of Regression Modelβ’9 minutes
- Update Regression Nodeβ’9 minutes
- Creating Flow Diagramβ’9 minutes
4 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Graded-Model Evaluation and Deploymentβ’30 minutes
- Deep Dive into Neural Networksβ’10 minutes
- Model Comparison and Evaluationβ’10 minutes
- Regression and Final Deploymentβ’10 minutes
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