Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification

The Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst exam (Analytics-DA-201) — connecting to and transforming data, exploring and analysing data with calculations, filters and analytics, creating dashboards and stories, and publishing and managing content on Tableau Cloud or Server — written to the official exam guide and Tableau Help for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Tableau Certified Data Analyst Proficiency certificate (SOA-TCDA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public help (Tableau (Salesforce)), Tableau Cloud help (publishing, permissions, subscriptions, alerts) (Tableau Help), Tableau's order of operations (Tableau Help) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures connect to and transform data, explore and analyze data, create content and publish and manage content and gives instant results with a shareable 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 Tableau Certified Data Analyst Proficiency 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: Tableau Desktop and Tableau Public help (Tableau (Salesforce)); Tableau Cloud help (publishing, permissions, subscriptions, alerts) (Tableau Help); Tableau's order of operations (Tableau Help); Relate your data (relationships, joins, blends) (Tableau Help); Dashboard actions (Tableau Help); Level of Detail expressions (Tableau Help). 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: Connect to and Transform Data (Live connections and extracts, Relationships, joins, unions and blends and Data preparation); Explore and Analyze Data (Calculations and LOD expressions, Table calculations and Filters, parameters, sets and analytics); Create Content (Charts and dual axes, Dashboards and actions and Stories and formatting); Publish and Manage Content (Publishing and data sources, Permissions and Subscriptions, alerts and refreshes). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Data analyst, Business intelligence analyst, Tableau developer, Reporting analyst and Analytics consultant. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Tableau Certified Data Analyst knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

It is now branded Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst (exam Analytics-DA-201). The exam combines knowledge questions with a hands-on lab in Tableau, and its domains are Connect to and Transform Data, Explore and Analyze Data, Create Content, and Publish and Manage Content.

Explore and Analyze Data is the largest domain, at about 41% of the exam in the published guide. It covers calculations, LOD expressions, table calculations, filters, parameters, sets, maps and the Analytics pane.

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.