CompTIA Data+ builds the analytical confidence needed to turn raw data into meaningful business insights. The course strengthens decision-making by developing practical skills across the full data lifecycle, including data acquisition, preparation, statistical analysis, and visualization. It emphasizes governance, accuracy, and compliance—critical factors for data-reliant organizations. With hands-on exposure to industry tools and real-world scenarios, professionals learn to translate complex data into clear, actionable outcomes that drive organizational impact.

• Understand core data concepts, structures, environments, and AI fundamentals in analytics
• Acquire, prepare, transform, and cleanse data using proper ETL/ELT and querying techniques
• Apply statistical methods and analytical functions to interpret datasets and derive insights
• Create effective visualizations, dashboards, and reporting outputs tailored to different audiences
• Implement data governance, compliance, privacy, and quality assurance practices across the data lifecycle

1) Data Concepts and Environments

• Explain data concepts
• Identify types of data sources
• Identify infrastructure concepts
• Identify common data analysis tools
• Identify artificial intelligence (AI) concepts

2) Data Acquisition and Preparation

• Given a scenario, use data acquisition methods
• Given a scenario, perform data exploration to identify possible inconsistencies with a data set
• Given a scenario, perform appropriate data transformation and cleansing techniques

3) Data Analysis

• Given a set of requirements, determine the appropriate communication approach for data analysis
• Given a scenario, select the appropriate statistical method or function
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot basic issues using the appropriate tool or method

4) Visualization and Reporting

• Given a scenario, use the appropriate visual elements
• Given a scenario, use the appropriate delivery or consumption method
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot issues using report validation techniques

5) Data Governance

• Explain data management concepts
• Summarize concepts related to data compliance
• Compare and contrast data privacy and protection practices
• Compare and contrast data quality assurance practices

Data+ is an ideal certification for not only data-specific careers, but other career paths that can benefit from analytics processes and data analytics knowledge, such as marketing specialists, financial analysts, human resource analysts or clinical health care analysts. This course is suited for roles such as:

• Data Analyst
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Reporting Analyst
• Marketing Analyst
• Clinical Analyst
• Business Data Analyst
• Operations Analyst

• Basic understanding of statistics, and familiarity with data visualization
• 1.5 to 2 years of experience, including exposure to databases and analytical tools