DA-104: Tableau Desktop Practice Test - 2025

🚀 Mastering Data Visualization and Analysis with Tableau: Comprehensive Preparation for the Tableau Desktop Certified Associate (DA-104)! 📊

Course Overview:

What You'll Learn 🎓

Course Objectives:

• Connect to Data Sources: Master different data connection options and learn how to connect Tableau to various types of data sources, including data joins, unions, and blending techniques.

  • Understand various data connection options
  • Connect to multiple data sources
  • Perform data joins, unions, and blending

• Prepare Data: Gain proficiency in cleaning and shaping data, understanding data types, hierarchies, and metadata, and utilizing calculated fields and table calculations.

  • Clean and shape data effectively
  • Analyze data types and metadata
  • Create complex calculated fields and use table calculations

• Explore and Analyze Data: Develop the ability to build a wide range of visualizations, apply filters and sets, and perform complex analyses using parameters, trend lines, and reference lines.

  • Create interactive dashboards and stories
  • Enhance data analysis with actions and visual storytelling
  • Apply best practices when sharing and publishing workbooks

• Share Insights: Learn to create interactive dashboards, utilize actions for interactivity, and understand the best practices for sharing your work.

  • Design impactful dashboards
  • Develop interactive elements with actions
  • Understand sharing and publishing best practices

Who Should Take This Course? 👥

• Data Analysts & Business Intelligence Professionals: Elevate your existing skills to the next level.
• Exam Preparers: Get ready for the Tableau Desktop Certified Associate Exam with comprehensive study materials and practice tests.
• Aspiring Data Visualizers: Dive deeper into understanding and utilizing Tableau Desktop for data visualization.

Prerequisites 📚

• Basic understanding of data visualization principles
• Familiarity with basic Tableau functionalities (recommended but not required)

Course Outline:

1. Introduction to Tableau

   • Overview of Tableau Desktop
   • Navigating the Tableau interface

2. Connecting to Data

   • Connecting to various data sources
   • Understanding data joins, unions, and blending

3. Data Preparation

   • Data cleaning and shaping techniques
   • Creating and using calculated fields

4. Building Visualizations

   • Crafting basic charts and advanced visualizations

5. Advanced Analysis

   • Using parameters, sets, and table calculations for complex analyses

6. Dashboards and Stories

   • Designing interactive dashboards
   • Creating engaging data stories

7. Exam Preparation

   • Understanding the exam format
   • Reviewing sample questions and taking practice tests

Exam Details:

• Format: A mix of multiple choice and hands-on practical questions
• Duration: 2 hours to complete the exam
• Passing Score: 70% or higher is required to pass
• Validity: The certification is valid for 2 years

Resources Provided:

• Comprehensive course materials and handouts
• Access to practice datasets
• Sample questions and mock exams to help you prepare for the real thing

Conclusion:

Upon successful completion of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to confidently approach the Tableau Desktop Certified Associate Exam (DA-104). This certification not only signifies your proficiency in using Tableau but also opens up new career opportunities and showcases your expertise in data visualization. 🏆

Get ready to transform data into stories with Tableau, and let's embark on this analytical journey together! 🎉