DAT 500 - SAS Visual Analytics

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a popular, analytic software suite. This course will prepare students for the SAS Certified Visual Business Analyst exam. Course content will cover exam objectives for data sources, data items, SAS Visual Analytics Explorer and SAS Visual Analytics Designer.
Competencies

Explore SAS Visual Analytics
1. Explore SAS Visual Analytics concepts
2. Use the SAS Visual Analytics home page
3. Discuss the course environment and scenario
Manage Environment and Data
1. Explore SAS Visual Data Builder
2. Explore SAS Visual Analytics Administrator
Assess SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
1. Examine Visual Analytics Explorer
2. Select data and define data item properties
3. Create visualizations
4. Enhance visualizations with analytics
5. Interact with visualizations and explorations
Design Reports
1. Examine the SAS Visual Analytics Designer interface
2. Create a simple report
3. Create data items and working with graphs
4. Work with filters and report sections
5. Establish interactions, links, and alerts
6. Work with gauges and display rules
7. Work with tables
8. Work with other objects
Assess Custom Graph Builder
1. Create custom graphs
2. Use custom graph objects in a report
Create Analyses and Reports with SAS Visual Analytics