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SQL Certification Study Guide

Please use this study guide to create your certification self-study plan. We’ve included the
objectives you should meet for each assessed competency, with links to relevant practice
assessments.

● Associate Certification

Associate

Exam SQ101: Data Management Theory & SQL and Exploratory Analysis Theory SQL

1.1 Perform data extraction, joining and aggregation tasks (SQL)


● Aggregate numeric, categorical variables and dates by groups using PostgreSQL.
● Interpret a database schema and combine multiple tables by rows or columns using
PostgreSQL.
● Extract data based on different conditions using PostgreSQL.
● Use subqueries to reference a second table (e.g. a different table, an aggregated
table) within a query in PostgreSQL

1.2 Perform cleaning tasks to prepare data for analysis (SQL)


● Match strings in a dataset with specific patterns.
● Convert values between data types.
● Clean categorical and text data by manipulating strings.
● Clean date and time data.

1.3 Assess data quality and perform validation tasks (SQL)


● Identify and replace missing values.
● Perform different types of data validation tasks (e.g. consistency, constraints, range
validation, uniqueness).
● Identify and validate data types in a data set.

Related Assessments
Data Management with SQL​

2.1 Interpret a database schema and explain database design concepts (such as
normalization, design, schemas, data storage options)
SQL Certification Study Guide
● Explain the design schema of a database
● Identify from a schema how tables are connected and how to join multiple tables
● Explain concepts in database design (normalization, design schemas, data storage
options, etc)

Related Assessments
Data Management Theory

3.1 Calculate metrics to effectively report characteristics of data and relationships between
features

● Calculate measures of center (e.g. mean, median, mode) for variables using
PostgreSQL.
● Calculate measures of spread (e.g. range, standard deviation, variance) for variables
using PostgreSQL.
● Calculate skewness for variables using PostgreSQL.
● Calculate missingness for variables and explain its influence on reporting
characteristics of data and relationships in PostgreSQL.
● Calculate the correlation between variables using PostgreSQL.

Related Assessment
Data Analysis in SQL (PostgreSQL)

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