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Exam Details

• Exam Name: Data Analytics Certified Associate (DACA)
• Exam Format: Multiple choice, online with remote supervision (proctoring)
• Exam Delivery: Safe Exam Browser
• Number of Questions: 76 questions: 65% scenarios / 35% conceptual
• Exam Duration: 110 minutes
• Passing Score: 70% (54 out of 76 correct answers)
• Available Languages: Spanish
• Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts (minimum 15 days between attempts)
• Validity: 3 years · 10 CPD credits per year

Main Subjects

• Data fundamentals and the analytics ecosystem (18%): Types, formats and architecture; SQL with window functions; Metrics tree.
• Data preparation, quality and governance (22%): Quality issues; Missing values and outliers; ISO/IEC 25012 and governance.
• Statistical and exploratory data analysis (EDA) (20%): Descriptive statistics; Distributions and hypothesis testing; Complete EDA.
• Data visualization and insight communication (20%): Choosing the right chart; Design principles; Dashboards and data storytelling.
• Advanced analytics, BI and data ethics (20%): Regression and time series; Analytical biases; Data ethics.

Who is this certification for?

• Junior and transitioning analysts: With 0 to 3 years in data roles.
• Bootcamp graduates and self-taught learners: Who need an independent certification.
• Business professionals who work with data: Controllers and finance, marketing and operations analysts.

Prerequisites

No mandatory prerequisites: no prior experience, training or certification is required. Registration is direct with CertJoin or through an authorized partner. Recommended (not mandatory): spreadsheet skills; basic SQL is desirable. Next level: Data Analytics Certified Expert (DACE).