Overview
As the importance for data analytics grows, more job roles are required to set context and better communicate vital business intelligence. Collecting, analysing, and reporting on data can drive priorities and lead 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 • Analysing complex datasets while adhering to governance and quality standards throughout the entire data life cycle
Pre-requisites
To ensure your success in this course, you should have 18 24 months of hands-on experience working in a business intelligence, report/data analyst job role. • You should have a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or a spreadsheet program. • You should understand how to build basic math calculations, like add, subtract, divide, and multiply (basic arithmetic). • You should know how to build basic functions like Sums, Average, and Count. • You should understand the basics of sorting and filtering data sets in Excel or a similar spreadsheet program. You should have a working knowledge of how to build very basic pivot tables. • You should have some understanding of databases and all knowledge toward understanding how databases designed will be helpful. • You should have a basic understanding of how to build simple charts in using
Audience
• The Official CompTIA Data+ (Exam DA0-001) is the primary course you will need to take if your job responsibilities include gathering and collecting data for use in reporting, research of visualization, and analysis within your organization. • You can also take this course to prepare for the CompTIA Data+ (Exam DA0-001) certification examination.
