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Show off your SQL expertise by earning a Certification

Show off your SQL expertise by earning a Certification

Whether you are working in a data team or you need to use data to support decision making in your job, the chances are you will need to work with SQL. A SQL certification is a great way to demonstrate to employers that you are able to work with data and generate insights.

Prize

$500 GIFT CARD

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Your challenge

  • 🎓 Step 1 - Get Certified! See https://app.datacamp.com/certification/technology-certifications/sql/associate/overview for more info.
  • 📝 Step 2 - Explain your choice of metrics. Your boss was impressed with the analysis work that you did and shared it with the team leaders. They have no background of working with data and don't understand what you mean by average, or why you picked the approach you did to calculate it. Can you explain to the team leaders, in no more than 200 words, how you calculated the average, what an average means and the different approaches to averages, and why you picked this summary?

Prizes

1st

$500

$500 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice

2nd

$400

$400 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice

3rd

$300

$300 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice

4th

$200

$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice

5th

$200

$200 or a donation to a charitable cause of your choice

How to get started

Create your most insightful analysis using DataLab, our in-browser tool to write, run, and publish data analyses. Once you’ve finished your work, you’ll need to publish it for review.

1
Start your analysis by clicking the buttons on the right. Either R or Python supports SQL.
2
Create an insightful analysis.
3
Submit your workspace. This will create a publication.
4
Make your work public to share it and get upvoted or wait for the competition to end.

Judging criteria

Suitability for the Audience (50%)

  • The response is tailored to a non-technical audience

Accuracy (30%)

  • The response is an accurate description of averages and why you would use them

Presentation (10%)

  • The response is easy to read, free from spelling and grammar mistakes

Public upvotes (10%)

  • Upvoting - most upvoted entries get the most points.

Rules

  • Entries to the competition take the form of a workbook publication. Make sure the competition publication is publicly visible in order to be entered into the competition.
  • Your publication should be focused on data provided within the competition.
  • The competition is open to premium DataCamp subscribers, DC Donates, and Classrooms users.
  • Only one entry per user. You may update your entry up to the deadline.
  • Make sure your competition workbook is published by the competition deadline in order for it to be valid.
  • You can check the time left to submit on the counter at the top of this page.

Note: Please make sure you're 18+ years old and are allowed to take part in a skill-based competition from your country.

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