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Data Science Associate (EMCDSA)
Certification Description
Certification Overview
This certification enables the learner to immediately participate in big data and
other analytics projects. The certification validates the practical foundation skills
required by a Data Scientist.
Certification Requirements
To complete the requirements for this certification you must:
Proven E20-007
Practice Exams
Pass the following Associate level exam:
Proven Professional
This certification will qualify towards the Specialist level certification in the EMC
Proven Professional Data Scientist (EMCDS) track including the following:
EMC Data Scientist, Advanced Analytics Specialist
Community
E20-007 Data Science and Big Data Analytics Exam
Note: These details reflect certification requirements as of 3/30/12.
The Proven Professional Program periodically updates certification requirements.
*Please check the Proven Professional CertTracker website regularly for the
latest information and for other options to meet the Associate level requirement.
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E20-007 Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Exam
Exam Description
Overview
This exam is a qualifying exam for the Data Science Associate (EMCDSA) certification.
This exam focuses on the practice of data analytics, the role of the Data
Scientist, the main phases of the Data Analytics Lifecycle, analyzing and
exploring data with R, statistics for model building and evaluation, the theory and
methods of advanced analytics and statistical modeling, the technology and tools
that can be used for advanced analytics, operationalizing an analytics project,
and data visualization techniques. Successful candidates will achieve the EMC
Proven Professional Data Science Associate credential.
Duration
90 Minutes
(60 Questions)
Pass Score: 60
EMC provides free practice tests to assess your knowledge in preparation for the
exam. Practice tests allow you to become familiar with the topics and question
types you will find on the proctored exam. Your results on a practice test offer one
indication of how prepared you are for the proctored exam and can highlight topics
on which you need to study and train further. A passing score on the practice test
does not guarantee a passing score on the certification exam.
Practice Test
Associate Exam E20-007
Exam Topics
Topics likely to be covered on this exam include:
Big Data Analytics and the Data Scientist Role (7%)
The characteristics of Big Data
The practice of analytics
The role and required skills of a Data Scientist
Data Analytics Lifecycle (9%)
Discovery
Data preparation
Model planning and building
Communicating results
Operationalizing a data analytics project
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Hopkinton
Massachusetts
01748-9103 1508-435-1000 In
North America 1866-464-7381
Initial Analysis of the Data (15%)
Using basic R commands to analyze data
Using statistical measures and visualization to understand data
The theory, process, and analysis of results to evaluate a model
Advanced Analytics for Big Data Theory and Methods (40%)
K-means clustering
Association rules
Linear regression
Logistic Regression
Nave Bayesian classifiers
Decision trees
Time Series Analysis
Text Analytics
Advanced Analytics for Big Data Technology and Tools (20%)
MapReduce
Hadoop Ecosystem
SQL OLAP extensions, Windows functions, user defined functions,
and aggregates
MADlib
Operationalizing an Analytics Project and Data Visualization Techniques (9%)
Best practices for operationalizing an analytics project
Best practices for planning and creating effective data visualizations
The percentages after each topic above reflects the approximate distribution of
the total question set across the exam.
Recommended Training
The following curriculum is recommended for candidates preparing to take this exam.
Please complete one of the following courses
Course Title
Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Video ILT
Data Science Associate (EMCDSA) E20007 Online Practice Exams
Course Number
MR-1CP-DSBDA
MR-1TP-DSBDA
Mode
Instructor-Led
Video ILT-Stream
Available
3/30/12
3/30/12
The course material is supplemented by the textbook. Text book is optional
Course Title
Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Discovering, Analyzing,
Visualizing and Presenting Data
Mode
Book
Available
1/27/15
Purchasing Options available at:
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd111887613X.html
Note: These exam description details reflect contents as of March 30, 2012.
The Proven Professional Program periodically updates exams to reflect technical
currency and relevance. Please check the Proven Professional website regularly
for the latest information.
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The information is subject to change without notice.
