Business Knowledge Series course
Presented by Jared Dean, Distinguished Software Developer, SAS
This course introduces the concepts of analytical computing and various data mining concepts, including predictive modeling, deep learning, and open source integration. The course introduces a wide array of topics, including the key elements of modern computing environments, an introduction to data mining algorithms, segmentation, data mining methodology, recommendation engines, text mining, and more. Throughout the course, concepts are introduced, explained, and demonstrated using approachable real-world examples. The instructor will share his extensive experience from consulting with clients on their analytic efforts as well as from his own projects throughout his career.
This course is not hands-on training for SAS Enterprise Miner software, although SAS Enterprise Miner is used by the instructor to illustrate specific modeling techniques and by students for their classroom exercises.
Learn how to
- use a data mining methodology
- apply modern cutting-edge algorithms to data
- implement best practices in the development and maintaining of analytical models
- explore the opportunities to create value through analytics
- assess different machine-learning models
- explain in simple terms model data mining and machine-learning methods
- incorporate unstructured data into your business models and decisions
- build segments for business applications.
Who should attend
Business analysts, statisticians, data scientists, their managers, and anyone who wants to understand what analytics is and how analytics can benefit their business
No previous courses are required. It is recommended that you have a basic working knowledge of analytics and/or statistics. Familiarity with the SAS language is a plus.
This course addresses SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Text Miner software.
