ACDA Intermediate

Earn the Analytics Certified Data Analyst credential

The Analytics Certified Data Analyst (ACDA) is an industry-recognized certification which showcases your skills and abilities. We encourage all Diligent clients to become certified.

To help you prepare, check out the Preparation section which includes study topics, review questions, and additional resources to help you prepare. Please review the Diligent Corporation Certification FAQ for additional details.

Benefits of Diligent Certification

Certificate of achievement
Obtain industry recognition as an Analytics Certified Data Analyst
Become sought after within the industry

Understand the exam

ACDA Intermediate certification is comprised of four levels intended to assess your capabilities as an intermediate-level data analyst. You should be comfortable importing, preparing and analyzing data, reporting findings, as well as writing basic scripts.

Levels 1-3

Approximately 30 questions per level
Duration is 90 minutes
Passing score is 70%
Exams are offered through Diligent Academy

Note
Levels 1 through 3 are intended to test your skills to see if you're ready to attempt the Level 4 exam.

Level 4

Approximately 30 questions which assess your ability to analyze sample data
Broken up into three separate practical exams
Estimated duration is 5 hours
Deadline is 5 days after enrolling
Passing score is 70%
Exam is offered through Diligent Academy

Note
Once you successfully complete Level 4, you will have achieved your ACDA Intermediate certification.

Ensure your success

Complete the following courses on Diligent Academy:
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Have 1+ year experience applying Analytics within a business context
Write basic scripts and implement ScriptHub snippets
Review the preparation section
Install the non-Unicode version of Analytics to ensure compatibility with the exam project data

Pay

Levels 1 to 3 are included with your Diligent Corporation software subscription
Level 4 costs $400 USD whether you're taking it for the first time or reattempting it because you didn't pass

Enroll

Register for the exam on Diligent Academy. A valid Diligent software subscription is required. You will have 5 days to complete the Level 4 ACDA exam from the moment you register.

Questions?

See the Diligent Corporation Certification FAQ.

Topics

Importing data
Preparing data by performing integrity tests
Analyzing data by filtering, creating computed fields and running commands to achieve objectives
Appending data
Writing basic scripts
Implementing ScriptHub snippets

Review questions

Levels 1-3 are set up as preparatory levels and are included with your Diligent software subscription. Complete them to see if you're ready to attempt Level 4.

Note
Levels 1-3 are prerequisites to Level 4. You must complete them before attempting Level 4.

Tips for success

Review the topics listed
Complete the following courses on Diligent Academy:
- The (missing or bad snippet) program, which consists of:
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- Applications of analyzing data in Analytics (ACL 201)
Ensure you have completed these activities in a real-word scenario
Install the non-Unicode version of Analytics to ensure compatibility with the exam project data

Additional resources

Understand the exam (Levels 1 - 4)

Level	Passing score	Questions	Time limit	Ensure your success
ACDA Level 1	70%	30 multiple choice questions	90 minutes	Completed Foundations of analyzing data in Analytics Program Applies expressions and filters to data Works with basic functions and commands Distinguishes between data types and applies techniques to cleanse data Exhibits knowledge of the Diligent product suite Recognizes Analytics terminology Navigates the Analytics interface successfully Describes Analytics architecture and how Analytics operates Utilizes available resources to increase efficiency, knowledge and skills Navigates help documentation and user forums to address roadblocks, troubleshoot issues, and self-enable
ACDA Level 2	70%	30 multiple choice questions	90 minutes	Skills from previous level Completed Applications of analyzing data in Analytics (ACL 201) (ACL 201) Works with complex expressions and filters Exhibits awareness of different considerations when applying commands and functions
ACDA Level 3	70%	30 multiple choice questions	90 minutes	Skills from previous levels Completed at least two modules from the Learning Series Writes basic scripts in Analytics Displays an exceptional ability to troubleshoot errors Solves analysis problems with different commands and functions Explains current best practices
ACDA Level 4 (ACDA Intermediate)	70%	Three data sets provided with targeted analysis questions: Data set 1 - 13 multiple choice and free-text questions Data set 2 - 14 multiple choice and free-text questions Data set 3 - 7 multiple choice and free-text questions	Data set 1 - 120 minutes Data set 2 - 90 minutes Data set 3 - 90 minutes	Skills from previous levels 1+ year of experience using Analytics Plans and performs end to end analysis using Analytics Implements ScriptHub products successfully Writes basic scripts to address analysis problems