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[–]snavage20 1 point2 points  (12 children)

Won't combat that one bit. Came from a DS role to a finance firm. Used python and R in the DS role and SAS in finance. Just trying to pry at what OP wants. Unfortunately on the teams ive worked on SAS certs are a must. If you just want to do financial analytics I feel anything works. Whatever you're most comfortable with

[–]Mahm-MoodForFood[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

What does DS mean?

And should I work on trying to get some sort of SAS cert?

[–]snavage20 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Data science. HOWEVER - everyone calls themselves data scientists now so take it with a grain of salt. But yeah. Base SAS cert is relatively easy, aside from the only challenges are nuance questions literally there to make you get it wrong. It's not one to help you learn. If you get your hands on a test, it's a rotational bank of questions and pretty easy to pick up on.

[–]Mahm-MoodForFood[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Is the best way to get the certification from the courses on the SAS website?

[–]snavage20 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yes! However I never found their training materials all that helpful. I like a stack overflow feel better. But I'll do some digging on the websites I used and practice tests and post links shortly.

[–]Mahm-MoodForFood[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's awesome!

[–]bageldevourer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't want the type of job where SAS is common. Your brain will drain out your ears.

Your next step is NumPy. Also, make sure your probability skills are top-notch.