
There’s a lot of variance in how long the questions take to answer. Run through all of the ones you’re comfortable with before returning to the trickier ones.
I’d suggest flagging any question that takes more than a couple of minutes to come back to at the end. A few other unfamiliar data sets were involved as well, but they were straightforward enough. There were several questions using the good ol’ Superstore data set, so it helps to be familiar with that.
You need to answer at least 75% of the questions correctly to pass. There’s only one LOD question, and it’s a FIXED one (no INCLUDE or EXCLUDE). There is no penalty for incorrect answers, so guess away if you’re unsure. Questions are all multiple choice, with some multiple-answer (“select all that apply”). There are 36 questions some are practical hands-on questions that can be answered by building charts or tables in Tableau, while the others are knowledge-based questions. It’s 2 hours long (excluding setup time at the beginning). You can also use Google, and utilise any websites that don’t have communication services like a chat. Though you can’t talk or write, you can open a Notepad in your virtual test environment if you like. The proctor will guide you through a few minutes of connection speed testing and virtual environment setup before the exam begins. Make sure you stay in view of the webcam, as the proctor will be keeping an eye on you for the duration. Don’t use headphones, mumble to yourself, or cover your mouth during the exam. Have a government issued ID with you to show the proctor through your webcam. The proctor will ask you to give them a 360 degree view of the room, and there should be no other papers or electronics around. You need to take the exam alone in a quiet room with a good internet connection. “Qualified Associate,” so this may be how people refer to it asįirst, a bit about the testing conditions: One thing to note is that this certification was previously called (woohoo!), and I wanted to share a bit about the exam and what I did to I passed the Tableau Certified Associate exam over the weekend