This course covers the essential components of a neural network architecture and details how to modify the structure as needed. Modifying the neural network’s error functions, activation functions, and hidden units is discussed. You learn how to programmatically build a neural network, implement early stopping, build autoencoders for a predictive model, and perform an intelligent search of the model hyperparameter values. The course finishes with an introduction to deep learning. The NEURAL procedure from SAS 9.4 and the NNET procedure from SAS Viya are used throughout the course.
Learn how to
- programmatically build neural networks in SAS
- modify neural network structure for better performance
- enhance data with autoencoders and synthetic observations.
Who should attend
Those interested in learning how to program neural networks in SAS
Formats available | Duration | | |
Classroom: |
2.0 days | | |
Live Web Classroom: |
3 half-day session(s) |
e-Learning: |
10.5 hours/180 day license |
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Before taking this course, you should have the following:
- some familiarity with SAS and SQL programming
- an understanding of predictive modeling
- a basic understanding of calculus.
This course addresses SAS Viya software.