Common DA-ASSOC questions answered: prerequisites, what to focus on (SQL + dashboards), how long to study, and how to practice effectively.
DA‑ASSOC is the Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate exam. It focuses on SQL-first analytics workflows on Databricks SQL.
Usually not. You should understand lakehouse concepts at a high level, but most questions are about SQL and dashboard usage patterns.
Master joins + windows, then do mixed sets. Keep a miss log for repeated mistakes (row explosion, null logic, window frames).