# Overview

The final stage of the certification process takes the form of a take-home exam, where you will perform an analysis and present the results. The skills that we are testing depend on the certification.

### Data Scientist&#x20;

We will be assessing your skills in model development and communication. We want to see that you can take a business problem, select and implement appropriate techniques and then give a relevant summary of what you have found to the defined audience.

You will need to write a technical report and give a presentation aimed at a non-technical audience.&#x20;

You can find information on how we grade your Data Science case study in the full [rubric](https://s3.amazonaws.com/talent-assets.datacamp.com/Case+Study+-+General+Info.pdf).

### Data Analyst&#x20;

We will be assessing your skills in visualization and reporting. We want to see that you can take a business problem, select and create appropriate visualizations, and then give a relevant summary of what you have found to the defined audience.

You will need to give a presentation of your results to a non-technical audience.

You can find more information on how we grade the Data Analyst case study in the full [rubric](https://s3.amazonaws.com/talent-assets.datacamp.com/DA+Case+Study+Information.pdf).&#x20;