Certified Data Science Practitioner (CDSP)
Data Science has topped the Linked In Emerging Jobs list for the last 3 years with a projected growth of 28% annually. Harvard Business Review has identified Data Science as one of the “Sexiest Jobs in the 21st Century”. Certified Data Science Practitioner (CDSP) is a vendor-neutral, high stakes certification designed for programmers, data professionals and analysts seeking to validate their knowledge and skills in the area of Data Science.
Exam Details
| Exam Codes | DSP-110 | ||
| Launch Date | May 2021 | ||
| Sunset Date | TBD | ||
| Target Candidate | The Certified Data Science Practitioner exam is designed for professionals across different industries seeking to demonstrate the ability to gain insights and build predictive models from data. | ||
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| Exam Description | The exam will certify that the successful candidate has the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to answer questions by collecting, wrangling, and exploring data sets, applying statistical models and artificial-intelligence algorithms, to extract and communicate knowledge and insights. | ||
| Number of Items | 100 (of which 75 count towards final score) | ||
| Item Formats | Multiple Choice/Multiple Response | ||
| Exam Duration | 120 minutes (including 5 minutes for Candidate Agreement and 5 minutes for Pearson VUE tutorial) | ||
| Exam Options | In person at Pearson VUE test centers or online via Pearson OnVUE online proctoring. | ||
| Passing Score | 70% | ||
DSP-110 Contributors
| Indrani Gorti | Senior Manager, Data Science, Enterprise Advanced Analytics | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/indrani-gorti-b48bb114/ |
| Sahar Nasiri | Data Scientist | Delta Airlines | https://www.linkedin.com/in/saharnasiri/ |
| Nishtha Jain | Research Engineer, ADAPT Centre | Trinity College | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishtha-jain-b8a71099/ |
| Sarah Haq | Senior Data Scientist | upday | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-haq-4437bb71/ |
| Mahsa Seifikar | Data Scientist/ Data Engineer | Pardazeshgaran Saman(SPR) | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahsa-seifikar/ |
| Semih Kumluk | Digital Academy Manager | PWC | https://www.linkedin.com/in/semihkumluk/ |
| David Lengacher | Senior Director of Data Science | Reynolds American Inc. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlengacher/ |