CompTIA Data+

CompTIA Data+ is an early-career data analytics certification for professionals tasked with developing and promoting data-driven business decision-making.

About the Certification

Differentiate yourself with Data+

Better Analyze and Interpret Data
Mine data more effectively. Analyze with rigour. Avoid confounding results.

Communicate Insights
Highlight what’s important. Produce reports that persuade, not confuse. Help the team make better data-driven decisions.

Demonstrate Competency
Make yourself a more valuable team member. Proof of data literacy means you’re more employable and more upwardly mobile.

What you’ll learn with Data+

CompTIA Data+ is now available! CompTIA Data+ gives you the confidence to bring data analysis to life.

As the importance of data analytics grows, more job roles are required to set the context and better communicate vital business intelligence. Collecting, analyzing, and reporting on data can drive priorities and lead to business decision-making. CompTIA Data+ validates certified professionals have the skills required to facilitate data-driven business decisions, including:

  • Mining data
  • Manipulating data
  • Visualizing and reporting data
  • Applying basic statistical methods
  • Analyzing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards throughout the entire data life cycle

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Certification Information
Category
Data Analyst
Level
Data And Analytics

Jobs that use CompTIA Data+

Data Analyst

Clinical Analyst

Reporting Analyst

Marketing Analyst

Business Data Analyst

Operations Analyst

Business Intelligence Analyst

 

 

Exam Details

Exam Codes DA0-001
Launch Date February 28, 2022 
Exam Description The CompTIA Data+ exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to transform business requirements in support of data-driven decisions through mining and manipulating data, applying basic statistical methods, and analyzing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards throughout the entire data life cycle.
Number of Questions 90 questions
Type of Questions Multiple choice and performance-based
Length of Test 90 Minutes
Passing Score 675 (on scale of 100–900)
Recommended Experience CompTIA recommends 18–24 months of experience in a report/business analyst job role, exposure to databases and analytical tools, a basic understanding of statistics, and data visualization experience
Languages  English 
Retirement Usually three years after launch  

Certification Features

Boost your knowledge in identifying basic concepts of data schemas and dimensions while understanding the difference between common data structures and file formats
Learn how to translate business requirements to form the appropriate visualization in the form of a report or dashboard with the proper design components
Grow your skills to explain data acquisition concepts, reasons for cleansing and profiling datasets, executing data manipulation, and understanding techniques for data manipulation
Increase your ability to summarize important data governance concepts and apply data quality control concepts
Gain the ability to apply the appropriate descriptive statistical methods and summarize types of analysis and critical analysis techniques