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Exam A00-240 topic 1 question 16 discussion

Actual exam question from SAS Institute's A00-240
Question #: 16
Topic #: 1
[All A00-240 Questions]

An analyst has a sufficient volume of data to perform a 3-way partition of the data into training, validation, and test sets to perform honest assessment during the model building process.
What is the purpose of the training data set?

  • A. To provide an unbiased measure of assessment for the final model.
  • B. To compare models and select and fine-tune the final model.
  • C. To reduce total sample size to make computations more efficient.
  • D. To build the predictive models.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
by PerkDizzzle at Oct. 25, 2020, 1:37 a.m.

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maddarsi
1 year, 7 months ago
Yes, the model is built on Trainin Data and assessed on Validation Data. Naswer is "D"
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PerkDizzzle
3 years, 5 months ago
Meant *"training data" literally helps build the model.
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Dkonat
3 years, 5 months ago
I agree with PerkDizzle.This question is asking for Training Data
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PerkDizzzle
3 years, 5 months ago
Pretty sure answer is D. Test and Validation help ensure, unbiased measurements. Testing data literally helps build the model.
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