Data Analytics-MBA

Fall 2023
Quiz 1
Marks: 30 Date: 25-11-2023
Name: S.A.P ID:
Note: Submit the quiz on Slate only.
1. What type of data is represented by categories or labels and cannot be measured on a numerical
scale?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Interval

D. Ratio
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2. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
A. Color of a car

B. Temperature in Celsius
C. Brand of a laptop
D. Type of fruit
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3 Which of the following is an example of external data sourcing?

A. Surveys
B. Customer feedback

C. Social media data D. Internal databases

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4. What is the primary purpose of data cleaning during the data sourcing process?
A. To increase data volume

B. To remove outliers and errors

C. To speed up the analysis
D. To add noise to the data
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5. In a data ecosystem, what is the role of a data warehouse?
A. Real-time data processing

B. Long-term storage and retrieval of data

C. Data visualization
D. Data cleaning and preprocessing
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6. What is the function of ETL in the data ecosystem?

A. Extract, Transform, Learn
B. Extract, Transform, Load

C. Extract, Transfer, Load D. Extract, Load, Transform

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7. Which type of analysis focuses on summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset?
A. Descriptive analysis

B. Diagnostic analysis
C. Predictive analysis D. Prescriptive analysis

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8. What is the main goal of predictive analysis?
A. Understand why an event occurred
B. Make predictions about future events
C. Recommend actions to achieve a desired outcome
D. Summarize and describe the dataset

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9. Which of the following is an example of ordinal data?
A. Temperature in Fahrenheit
B. Customer satisfaction rating (Low, Medium, High)

C. Weight of a product
D. Length of a book
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10. What is the distinguishing characteristic of ratio data?
A. It has a true zero point

B. It only represents categories

C. It is ranked in order
D. It has no units
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11. What is the purpose of a data dictionary in the context of data sourcing?
A. It defines the vocabulary used in the data
B. It encrypts sensitive information in the dataset

C. It determines the size of the dataset D. It tracks changes to the dataset over time
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12. In the context of data sourcing, what is the difference between structured and unstructured data?
A. Structured data has a fixed format, while unstructured data does not
B. Unstructured data is more reliable than structured data

C. Structured data is always big data, while unstructured data is not D. Unstructured data is always

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13. What is the primary function of a data lake in a data ecosystem?

A. Short-term storage of real-time data
B. Long-term storage of raw, unprocessed data

C. Real-time data processing D. Data visualization and reporting

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14. In the context of a data ecosystem, what is metadata?
A. Data that describes other data

B. Data that is encrypted for security

C. Real-time data generated by users D. Historical data stored in a data warehouse

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15. What is the main goal of prescriptive analysis?
A. Summarize and describe the main features of a dataset
B. Understand the cause-and-effect relationships in the data
C. Predict future outcomes based on historical data

D. Recommend actions to optimize outcomes ANSWER:

16. In diagnostic analysis, what is the focus?

A. Identifying patterns and trends in the data
B. Making predictions about future events

C. Recommending actions for a desired outcome

D. Summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset
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17. Which type of visualization is best suited for showing the distribution of a single numerical
variable?
A. Bar chart
B. Histogram
C. Scatter plot

D. Pie chart
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18. What is the purpose of a heat map in data visualization?
A. Show geographic data
B. Display hierarchical relationships
C. Represent data values with colors
D. Compare two variables
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19. Which type of chart is best suited for comparing the parts of a whole?
A. Line chart
B. Scatter plot
C. Pie chart
D. Histogram
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20 What is the purpose of a boxplot in data visualization?

A. Show the distribution of a single numerical variable

B. Display the relationship between two variables
C. Identify outliers and visualize the spread of data
D. Represent data values with colors

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21 Which type of visualization is suitable for showing the relationship between two numerical
variables?
A. Bar chart

B. Scatter plot
C. Pie chart
D. Line chart
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22 What is the primary purpose of a treemap in data visualization?

A. Show hierarchical relationships in the data
B. Display the distribution of a single numerical variable
C. Compare the parts of a whole D. Represent data values with colors

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23. Which of the following statements is true regarding nominal data?
A. It has a true zero point
B. It can be ordered or ranked

C. It represents categories without any inherent order

D. It is always numerical
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24. What is an example of ratio data?
A. Age of respondents
B. Likert scale responses
C. Country of residence
D. Marital status

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25 In data preprocessing, what is the purpose of imputation?
A. Enhance data visualization
B. Remove outliers

C. Fill in missing values D. Standardize the data

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26 Which of the following is an example of internal data sourcing?
A. Social media posts

B. Customer feedback surveys

C. Sales transaction records D. Publicly available datasets

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27 What role does a data mart play in a data ecosystem?

A. Short-term storage of raw, unprocessed data

B. Long-term storage of all organizational data
C. Storage and processing of data for a specific business unit
D. Real-time data visualization
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28 What is the purpose of a data pipeline in a data ecosystem?
A. Remove outliers from the data

B. Ensure the security of the data

C. Move and transform data from one place to another
D. Perform complex statistical analysis on the data
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29. What distinguishes predictive analysis from other types of analysis?

A. Focus on summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset
B. Use of statistical models to make predictions about future events
C. Recommending actions to optimize outcomes
D. Identifying patterns and trends in the data

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30. In prescriptive analysis, what does the term "optimization" refer to?
A. Identifying root causes of issues
B. Recommending actions for a desired outcome

C. Finding the best course of action to achieve a goal D. Predicting future outcomes based on

historical data

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