topic Any advise for SAS base certification exam? in SAS Procedures https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160470#M41820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am new to SAS base. Please advise what is the best way to prep for this certification.</P><P>Thanks and regards</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:19:34 GMT Sue_pnc 2014-03-28T21:19:34Z Any advise for SAS base certification exam? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160470#M41820 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am new to SAS base. Please advise what is the best way to prep for this certification.</P><P>Thanks and regards</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:19:34 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160470#M41820 Sue_pnc 2014-03-28T21:19:34Z Re: Any advise for SAS base certification exam? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160471#M41821 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>1. Get the Certification Guide prep from SAS and use it. Also available online through libraries, such as Safari books if you have access to that. </P><P>2. Have some working experience before the test.</P><P></P><P>If you've never programmed before get some base programming knowledge as well, none of the SAS guides cover that. </P><P>It will cover things like logic, loops, pseudo code, compilation vs execution.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:23:04 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160471#M41821 Reeza 2014-03-29T02:23:04Z Re: Any advise for SAS base certification exam? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160472#M41822 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I personally believe the SAS e-learning course is the best preparation.&nbsp; I used that plus <A href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-SAS-Book-Edition/dp/1612903436/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1396068197&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+little+sas+book" title="http://www.amazon.com/The-Little-SAS-Book-Edition/dp/1612903436/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1396068197&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+little+sas+book">Amazon.com: The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fifth Edition (9781612903439): Lora Delwiche, Susan Slaughter: Books</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:43:39 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160472#M41822 bfeeny 2014-03-29T04:43:39Z Re: Any advise for SAS base certification exam? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160473#M41823 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:39:32 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160473#M41823 Sue_pnc 2014-03-29T23:39:32Z Re: Any advise for SAS base certification exam? https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160474#M41824 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 29 Mar 2014 23:39:46 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/Any-advise-for-SAS-base-certification-exam/m-p/160474#M41824 Sue_pnc 2014-03-29T23:39:46Z