EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE FOR ‘CERTIFIED ANALYTICS PROFESSIONAL’ (CAP) CERTIFICATION

The purpose of this book is to provide information related to the “Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)” and “Associate Certified Analytics Professional (aCAP)” exam conducted by INFORMS, USA. The information has been compiled from various sources available on the INFORMS website and other allied web sources. This book on CAP and aCAP exam preparation cover three major aspects related to the certification. Firstly, the information and history related to the CAP exam are given in the book. Secondly, the exam pattern, topic coverage, study time and various resources have been given with respect to the preparation of the CAP exam. Thirdly, 250 practice questions have been given in this book with solutions. These questions have been mapped with the CAP exam pattern under various domains. The objective of this book is to make aspirants aware of the pattern of the CAP exam; To give the aspirants an idea about topic coverage in the CAP exam; To give the aspirants an idea about pattern of question & options in CAP exam; Not to share the exact questions that appear in CAP exam; Not to claim that performing well in the practice questions will guarantee passing of the CAP exam.The solutions given in this book are correct as per the experts. Reader’s opinion may vary with those of experts. The material in this book is only an indication towards actual CAP test preparation and may not be related to actual questions or their solutions. Since the aspirant has to opt for the MOST appropriate choice of answer, so a lot of subjectivity is there. A question may have all the correct options, but aspirant will have to choose the BEST from the given options. This book gives a detailed analysis of the responses along with the detailed list of topics to be studied for CAP exam preparation. A week-wise study plan for 16-20 weeks has been given to help the aspirants prepare for the exam. Moreover, list of online and offline resources and glossary of imp topics has been given in the book.