SAS Institute A00-485 Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: A00-485
- Exam Name: Modeling Using SAS Visual Statistics
- Certification Provider: SAS Institute
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
A champion model has been selected and you want to export the score code.
Score code is exported as:
- A . PMML
- B . C
- C . SAS DS2
- D . SAS Data Step
When assigning roles in a GLM, what does the "offset" variable typically represent?
- A . A predictor variable
- B . The target variable
- C . A variable with a known constant coefficient
- D . A variable used to adjust the intercept
Given a scenario where the response variable represents the number of accidents in a day, what distribution and link function might be appropriate for modeling?
- A . Poisson distribution with a log link function
- B . Normal distribution with an identity link function
- C . Exponential distribution with a square root link function
- D . Logistic distribution with a logit link function
In the below linear regression results display, where would you click to access the parameter estimates?


Interactions can be created and added to a linear regression model.
Which statement is true about interactions?
- A . An interaction can be created for a squared category variable.
- B . Measures and categories can be combined to create an interaction.
- C . Each interaction is limited to 3 effects or fewer.
- D . The maximum number of interactions allowed in a model is 3.
Your data contains a column for Country that contains 350 unique values. There are multiple entries for some countries (Japan, JPN, japan, etc.). You want a unique value for each country.
Which is the most efficient way to correct inconsistent values?
- A . Create a data source filter to suppress the incorrect variations of a country.
- B . Create a calculated item using a Boolean IF…ELSE statement that changes the incorrect variations.
- C . Create a visualization filter to suppress the incorrect variations of a country.
- D . Create a Custom Category that combines all the variations of a country into one.
In SAS Visual Statistics, how can you use a derived cluster ID variable in another visualization?
- A . By exporting it as a separate dataset
- B . By linking it to a table in a database
- C . By including it as a dimension in a new visualization
- D . By embedding it within a scatter plot
In generalized linear models, what is the purpose of the link function?
- A . To determine the distribution of the response variable
- B . To specify the relationship between the predictor and response variables
- C . To calculate the p-values of predictor variables
- D . To adjust the model for multicollinearity
Interactive group-by analysis can be performed for each of the following in Visual Statistics except:
- A . Logistic regression
- B . Linear regression
- C . Decision tree
- D . Generalized linear model
What information can you gather from Leaf statistics in a decision tree analysis?
- A . The total number of data points in each leaf node
- B . The distribution of target variable values in each leaf node
- C . The tree’s decision rules for each leaf node
- D . The tree’s overall accuracy and error rate