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Pegasystems PEGAPCDS87V1 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Pegasystems |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Pega Certified Data Scientist (PCDS) 87V1 |
| Exam Number: | PEGAPCDS87V1 |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (PCDC) 87V1 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 50 |
| Exam Price: | USD 175–250 (varies by region) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | No fixed expiration; valid until version retirement |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-choice, Scenario-based |
| Recommended Training: | Customer Decision Hub Implementation Essentials of Pega Data Scientist |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration Pega Academy Exam Page |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or onsite at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | No formal mandatory prerequisites; recommended: strong data science/statistics knowledge, familiarity with Pega Customer Decision Hub, hands-on Pega Platform experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://academy.pega.com/exam/pega-certified-data-scientist-2 |
Pegasystems PEGAPCDS87V1 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: AI & Natural Language Processing | 12% | - Pega NLP fundamentals - Sentiment analysis and text processing |
| Topic 2: Pega Process AI | 10% | - Fraud and risk detection models - Predictive case completion |
| Topic 3: Model Governance & Ethics | 5% | - AI governance framework - Bias detection and compliance |
| Topic 4: Decision Strategies & Next-Best-Action | 20% | - Arbitration and prioritization logic - Designing and testing decision strategies - Core decisioning principles |
| Topic 5: Adaptive Analytics | 28% | - Configuring and tuning predictors - Adaptive Decision Manager (ADM) concepts - Model performance monitoring and diagnostics |
| Topic 6: Predictive Analytics | 25% | - Prediction Studio usage - Model evaluation metrics (AUC, lift, propensity) - Importing and validating PMML/external models |
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No formal mandatory prerequisites; recommended: strong data science/statistics knowledge, familiarity with Pega Customer Decision Hub, hands-on Pega Platform experience Policies change over time, so confirm the current rules on the official Pegasystems exam page before scheduling.
Pegasystems Pega Certified Data Scientist (PCDS) 87V1 Sample Questions:
Many companies already use third-part predictive models and want to reuse these assets in the Pega Decision Management tandscape.
Which decision component allows you to use a third-party Credit Risk Model 80% of the time and a Pega Credit Risk Model 20%?
- A. Switch
- B. Filter
- C. Champion Challenger
- D. Adaptive Model
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
According to Forrester, it is far more expensive to attract new customers than it is to prevent existing customers from leaving.
Which model type do you use to predict if a customer is likely to churn?
- A. Adaptive model
- B. Predictive model
- C. Categorization model
- D. Extraction model
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
When defining outcomes for an Adaptive Model you must define_________________.
- A. only negative behavior values
- B. positive, negative and neutral behavior values
- C. one or more positive behavior values
- D. behavior values to be ignored
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which two factors do you inspect to assess the general health of the adaptive models in Prediction Studio? (Choose Two.)
- A. Insights
- B. Model transparency
- C. Number of decisions
- D. Performance of the models
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
As a Data Scientist you want to use a predictive model to detect potential churn for a telco company .
Which three options do you have? (Choose Three)
- A. Use Pega machine learning to build a model
- B. Import a third party PMML model
- C. Create an adaptive self-learning model
- D. Create a Text extraction model
- E. Use a Google ML model
Correct Answer: A,B,D 🗳️
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