WPC300 Quiz 1: Science

Question 1
1 / 1 pts
In an agile approach of analytics what is the first step of the process?
  Model data

  Score and deploy

Correct!
  Perform business discovery

  Perform data discovery

 
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
In an ETL process, data is loaded into a final target database such as:
  Operational dashboard

  Social media database

  Public database

Correct!
  Data warehouse
 
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
What are the four types of data analytical method?
  Descriptive, analytical, predictive and prescriptive

  Critical, analytical, predictive and explanatory

  Descriptive, logical, predictive and prescriptive

Correct!
  Descriptive, explanatory, predictive and prescriptive

Question 4
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is an example of secondary data?
  Simulated data
  Survey data

  Interview data

Correct!
  Firm's proprietary data

Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following data analysis models use optimization techniques?
  Descriptive analytics

Correct!
  Prescriptive analytics

  Diagnostic analytics

  Predictive analytics
 
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
Predictive analytics may be applied to __________, which is a set of techniques that use
descriptive data and forecasts to identify the decisions most likely to result in the best
performance.
  Forecast analytics

  Descriptive analytics

Correct!
  Prescriptive analytics

  Explanatory analytics

Question 7
1 / 1 pts
Target is examining their online sales data during the pandemic to understand what happened.
Which kind of analytical technique are they using?
  Forecast analytics

  Prescriptive analytics

  Predictive analytics

Correct!
  Descriptive analytics
 
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
Costco wants to know how to stock their warehouses for a future pandemic and are using current
sales data to help them project the needs. Which kind of analytical technique are they using?
  Descriptive analytics

  Prescriptive analytics

  Explanatory analytics

Correct!
  Predictive analytics

Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Your professor is considering purchasing a self-driving car that can figure out the best route and
the optimum safe way to drive there without human intervention. What kind of analytics is the
car using to do this?
  Descriptive analytics

Correct!
  Prescriptive analytics

  Predictive analytics

  Explanatory analytics
 
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following question(s) can be better answered using data in order to reach an
evidence-based conclusion?
  How many students will enroll for an online class in the Spring?

Correct!
  All of the answer selections are correct.

  What is the purchase pattern(s) of our customers?

  Who will win the NBA championship?