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Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.5 Exam - Topic 6 Question 1 Discussion

Actual exam question for Databricks's Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.5 exam
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Topic #: 6
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A data scientist at a financial services company is working with a Spark DataFrame containing transaction records. The DataFrame has millions of rows and includes columns for transaction_id, account_number, transaction_amount, and timestamp. Due to an issue with the source system, some transactions were accidentally recorded multiple times with identical information across all fields. The data scientist needs to remove rows with duplicates across all fields to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Which approach should the data scientist use to deduplicate the orders using PySpark?

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Suggested Answer: A

dropDuplicates() with no column list removes duplicates based on all columns.

It's the most efficient and semantically correct way to deduplicate records that are completely identical across all fields.

From the PySpark documentation:

dropDuplicates(): Return a new DataFrame with duplicate rows removed, considering all columns if none are specified.

--- Source: PySpark DataFrame.dropDuplicates() API


by Lura at Nov 25, 2025, 09:31 AM

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Tresa
9 hours ago
Wait, can you really just drop duplicates like that?
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Elenore
6 days ago
Option A is the way to go. Who needs all those fancy Spark functions when you can just drop the duplicates? Easy peasy!
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Earlean
11 days ago
Option B seems like the best choice. It will ensure we keep the first instance of each unique transaction while preserving the other relevant information.
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Oneida
16 days ago
Option D is a bit too specific. We need to remove duplicates across all fields, not just the transaction_amount.
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Alayna
21 days ago
I think Option A is the way to go. It's the simplest and most straightforward approach to deduplicating the entire DataFrame.
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Lizette
26 days ago
Option D seems off because it only drops duplicates based on transaction_amount, not all fields. I think we need to consider all columns for deduplication.
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King
1 month ago
I feel like option C is not relevant since it only filters out null transaction IDs and doesn't address duplicates at all.
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Kasandra
1 month ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember practicing a question where we used groupBy to aggregate data. Maybe option B could work, but it seems more complex than necessary.
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Zack
1 month ago
I think option A is the right choice since it directly removes duplicates across all fields, which is what we need here.
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Mitsue
2 months ago
Option D seems like it would only remove duplicates based on the transaction_amount column, which isn't what we're looking for. I think B or A are the best choices here, but I'd want to test them out on a sample of the data to see which one works better.
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Anisha
2 months ago
I like the idea behind option B, but I'm worried it might not catch all the duplicates if there are any issues with the data, like null values or inconsistencies in the timestamp format. Maybe A is the safest bet, even if it's a bit more straightforward.
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Pamella
2 months ago
Option C doesn't seem relevant here. We want to remove duplicates, not filter out null values. I'm leaning towards B or A, but I'll need to think through the implications of each approach.
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Robt
2 months ago
Totally agree, that's the simplest method!
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Fernanda
2 months ago
Option B looks good, but I'm not sure if it will handle cases where the transaction_id is null.
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Nichelle
2 months ago
A) df = df.dropDuplicates() is the way to go!
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Loreen
3 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't option A just be the easiest way to remove all duplicates across all columns? I'm not sure if the other options are necessary.
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Shanda
3 months ago
I think I'd go with option B. Grouping by the transaction_id and taking the first value for the other columns seems like the best way to deduplicate while preserving the original data.
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Kimbery
3 months ago
I prefer option A. Just dropping duplicates seems straightforward.
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Janine
3 months ago
A or B are the best choices for accuracy.
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