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Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate Syllabus
Google's career certificate teaching entry-level data analytics through spreadsheets, SQL, R programming, and Tableau across the full analysis workflow. The full Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate syllabus: 8 subjects, 36 chapters and 105 topics, with 400 flashcards written against it.
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate subjects
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere
- Introducing Data Analytics · 3 topics
- All About Analytical Thinking · 3 topics
- The Wonderful World of Data · 2 topics
- Set Up Your Toolbox · 3 topics
- Endless Career Possibilities · 3 topics
Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions
- Effective Questions · 3 topics
- Data-Driven Decisions · 3 topics
- More Spreadsheet Basics · 3 topics
- Always Remember the Stakeholder · 3 topics
Prepare Data for Exploration
- Data Types and Structures · 3 topics
- Bias, Credibility, Privacy, and Access · 3 topics
- Databases: Where Data Lives · 3 topics
- Organizing and Protecting Your Data · 3 topics
- Engaging in the Data Community · 2 topics
Process Data from Dirty to Clean
- The Importance of Integrity · 3 topics
- Sparkling-Clean Data · 3 topics
- Cleaning Data with SQL · 3 topics
- Verify and Report on Cleaning Results · 3 topics
- Adding Data to Your Resume · 2 topics
Analyze Data to Answer Questions
- Organize Data to Begin Analysis · 3 topics
- Formatting and Adjusting Data · 3 topics
- Aggregating Data for Analysis · 3 topics
- Performing Data Calculations · 3 topics
Data Analysis with R Programming
- Programming and Data Analytics · 3 topics
- Programming Using RStudio · 4 topics
- Working with Data in R · 3 topics
- Visualization, Aesthetics, and Annotations · 3 topics
- Documentation and Reports · 3 topics
Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study
- Learn About Capstone Basics · 3 topics
- Optional: Building Your Portfolio · 3 topics
- Optional: Using Your Portfolio · 2 topics
- Putting Your Certificate to Work · 3 topics
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate flashcards
400 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere — 50 cards
- Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions — 50 cards
- Prepare Data for Exploration — 50 cards
- Process Data from Dirty to Clean — 50 cards
- Analyze Data to Answer Questions — 50 cards
- Share Data Through the Art of Visualization — 50 cards
- Data Analysis with R Programming — 50 cards
- Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study — 50 cards
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate syllabus?
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate covers 8 subjects: Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere, Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions, Prepare Data for Exploration, Process Data from Dirty to Clean, Analyze Data to Answer Questions, Share Data Through the Art of Visualization, Data Analysis with R Programming and Google Data Analytics Capstone: Complete a Case Study.
How many chapters and topics are in the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate syllabus?
36 chapters and 105 topics, across 8 subjects. Data Analysis with R Programming is the largest subject, with 16 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate flashcards?
Yes — 400 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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