Azure Data Engineer Associate

Measured data

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Azure Data Engineer Associate

DP-203

We scored 55 real Azure Data Engineer Associate exam questions 1-10 on question complexity and broke the result down by exam domain.

55 questions scored
3 domains
2.1/10 overall complexity

Complexity by exam domain

Higher scores mean more demanding question formats. The exam score is computed over the whole bank, not averaged across domains.

Exam complexity score2.1/10Gentle · measured across 55 bank questions
  • Design and implement data storage11 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    36% multi-select · 0% scenario · 27% interactive

  • Develop data processing22 questions · complexity 2.2/10 · Gentle

    32% multi-select · 9% scenario · 32% interactive

  • Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing22 questions · complexity 2.0/10 · Gentle

    32% multi-select · 5% scenario · 32% interactive

Full per-domain breakdown

Blueprint weight, bank size and question format mix for every domain of the exam.

DomainBlueprintQuestionsSingleMultiInteractiveComplexity
Design and implement data storage20%114432.0/10Gentle
Develop data processing40%228772.2/10Gentle
Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing40%228772.0/10Gentle

How the score is calculated

The formula is fixed and public, so anyone can reproduce these numbers from the same bank.

Every question in the Azure Data Engineer Associate bank is measured on four signals that can be read directly from the database. Each signal is expressed as a share of the questions in the domain, and the four shares are combined with fixed weights:

  • Multi-select questions (40% weight). Items with more than one correct answer. The candidate has to find all of them, which is the single hardest format in the bank.
  • Scenario questions (30% weight). Questions longer than 150 characters, which describe a situation instead of a definition and therefore test reasoning rather than recall.
  • Interactive questions (20% weight). Items that require reading code or a configuration snippet.
  • Deep explanations (10% weight). Questions whose explanation runs past 300 characters, which signals a concept with real nuance behind it.

The combined share is multiplied by ten to produce a 1-10 score. The exam-level score is computed over the whole bank rather than averaged across domains, so a small domain cannot distort the total. Figures on this page are recomputed from the live bank on every crawl.

Data set: Certilum Azure Data Engineer Associate Foundation question bank, 55 questions, 3 domains. Published by CERTILUM. This is Certilum’s own measurement of its own question bank and is not an official Microsoft statistic.

Questions analysed
55
Exam domains
3
Hardest domain
Develop data processing (2.2)
Most approachable domain
Design and implement data storage (2.0)
Question mix
20 single · 18 multi · 17 interactive
Measured on
Foundation

Frequently asked questions

What our Azure Data Engineer Associate complexity numbers mean and how they are produced.