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CompTIA Data+: DAO-001 Certification Guide

By : Cameron Dodd
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CompTIA Data+: DAO-001 Certification Guide

By: Cameron Dodd

Overview of this book

The CompTIA Data+ certification exam not only helps validate a skill set required to enter one of the fastest-growing fields in the world, but also is starting to standardize the language and concepts within the field. However, there’s a lot of conflicting information and a lack of existing resources about the topics covered in this exam, and even professionals working in data analytics may need a study guide to help them pass on their first attempt. The CompTIA Data + (DAO-001) Certification Guide will give you a solid understanding of how to prepare, analyze, and report data for better insights. You’ll get an introduction to Data+ certification exam format to begin with, and then quickly dive into preparing data. You'll learn about collecting, cleaning, and processing data along with data wrangling and manipulation. As you progress, you’ll cover data analysis topics such as types of analysis, common techniques, hypothesis techniques, and statistical analysis, before tackling data reporting, common visualizations, and data governance. All the knowledge you've gained throughout the book will be tested with the mock tests that appear in the final chapters. By the end of this book, you’ll be ready to pass the Data+ exam with confidence and take the next step in your career.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
1
Part 1: Preparing Data
7
Part 2: Analyzing Data
13
Part 3: Reporting Data
19
Part 4: Mock Exams

Understanding report delivery

This section is listed as report delivery, but the majority of these considerations apply directly to dashboards. CompTIA provides of list of delivery considerations:

  • Subscription
  • Scheduled delivery
  • Interactive saved searches
  • Filtering
  • Static
  • Web interface
  • Dashboard optimization
  • Access permissions

This list is kind of confusing, so we are going to roll these up into some general groups:

  • When it is delivered:
    • Subscription
    • Scheduled delivery
  • How it is delivered:
    • Web interface
    • Access permissions
    • Static
  • How optimized it is:
    • Interactive saved searches
    • Filtering
    • Dashboard optimization

First, when it is delivered – a subscription is a way to schedule a dashboard to automatically be refreshed and sent to selected recipients through a medium of your choice, but usually, email or Slack. For example, every Monday at 7:00 A.M., it will refresh and send out an email to everyone on the list to connect...