The Toughest Sections on the Specialist Exam
Monday, January 25th, 2021
The Specialist exam has four sections:
- Connecting To and Preparing
- Data Exploring and Analyzing Data
- Sharing Insights
- Understanding Tableau Concepts
Where should you focus your study time? I analyzed the results of test takers who weren’t able to pass the exam to find out. Different test takers struggled with different sections, but on average the most challenging sections were Connecting To and Preparing and Understanding Tableau Concepts. And, on average, Understanding Tableau Concepts was the easiest section. Take a look at the data below:
Here are a few exams of scores for students who didn’t pass: 
Download the test score data here: Specialist-Failing-Scores.xlsx (1319 downloads)
(note that this post relates to a previous version of the Specialist exam)