IIBA CBDA Practice Test

The IIBA CBDA Practice Test is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. Practice for IIBA's Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) — identifying research questions, sourcing and preparing data, analysing data, interpreting and reporting results, using results to influence decisions, and guiding organisation-level analytics strategy — written to the IIBA CBDA blueprint domains, OpenStax Introductory Business Statistics and the NIST statistics handbook for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable IIBA CBDA (Data Analytics) Readiness certificate (SOA-IIBA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) (IIBA), Introductory Business Statistics 2e (OpenStax (Rice University)), e-Handbook of Statistical Methods (NIST) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free IIBA CBDA Practice Test built on the current exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers research questions and data sourcing, analysing data, interpreting and reporting results and influencing decisions and analytics strategy, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a IIBA CBDA (Data Analytics) Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) (IIBA); Introductory Business Statistics 2e (OpenStax (Rice University)); e-Handbook of Statistical Methods (NIST). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Research Questions and Data Sourcing (Framing, Stakeholders and Data collection); Analysing Data (Descriptive, Diagnostic and Predictive); Interpreting and Reporting Results (Visuals, Communication and Limits); Influencing Decisions and Analytics Strategy (Decisions, Adoption and Governance). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Business or data analyst, Business intelligence analyst, Product or operations analyst, Business analyst moving into analytics and Analytics team lead. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show IIBA CBDA knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

The CBDA exam has 75 scenario-based multiple-choice questions in two hours across six domains: Identify the Research Questions (20%), Source Data (15%), Analyse Data (16%), Interpret and Report Results (20%), Use Results to Influence Business Decision Making (20%) and Guide Organisation-level Strategy for Business Analytics (9%).

The CBDA suits business analysts, data analysts and others who frame business questions, work with data and turn analysis into decisions. It focuses on applying analytics to business problems rather than on advanced programming.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.