C207 OA Partial test Questions with Answers
What are the two potential uses of analytics?
To turn information into insight
To develop fact-based strategies
Which two tools help users to understand processes?
Control charts
Flow charts
A scale is used to measure the thickness of randomly selected steel rods used in
construction. It is accidentally programmed to add 1mm to each rod. What is the
resulting mistake representative of?
Systematic error
Which type of result is produced from an analysis performed on a data set that has
missing or omitted values?
Distorted
Which kind of data error is easier to check for when the data are organized in
spreadsheets and relational databases?
Calculation error
Which result could stem from using a quality control tool other that a control chart?
Minimizing errors through the process of collecting data
Analytics is a broad term that refers to a variety of tools that inform managerial
decisions.
- Prescriptive
What are two reasons for the increasing use of analytics in organizational decision
making?
- Relatively lower cost of computer storage
-Higher computer processing power
, In what way does probability theory inform decision-making for managers?
- By quantifying risk
Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold, silver, and bronze examples of?
- Ordinal data
What are some of the aspects of data quality management?
- It cleans data
-It reduces the amount of incomplete data.
Which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when evaluating a set of
nominal data?
- Missing data
-Misspelled data
When conducting a study that measures an individual's weight, all scales are calibrated
prior to use in measurement. Which type of error should this procedure significantly
reduce?
- Systematic error
An advertising manager creates a research study by presenting low, medium, or high
frequency of the same ad in matched markets. The manager reports on sales in each
market location. What is the term for the different sales in this study?
- The response variable
A healthcare study follows a particular sample over time to identify how the health
habits of teenagers impart their likelihood of acquiring various diseases later in their life
in the hope that the healthcare organization will be able to create early prevention
programs. Which type of research design does this study describe?
What are the two potential uses of analytics?
To turn information into insight
To develop fact-based strategies
Which two tools help users to understand processes?
Control charts
Flow charts
A scale is used to measure the thickness of randomly selected steel rods used in
construction. It is accidentally programmed to add 1mm to each rod. What is the
resulting mistake representative of?
Systematic error
Which type of result is produced from an analysis performed on a data set that has
missing or omitted values?
Distorted
Which kind of data error is easier to check for when the data are organized in
spreadsheets and relational databases?
Calculation error
Which result could stem from using a quality control tool other that a control chart?
Minimizing errors through the process of collecting data
Analytics is a broad term that refers to a variety of tools that inform managerial
decisions.
- Prescriptive
What are two reasons for the increasing use of analytics in organizational decision
making?
- Relatively lower cost of computer storage
-Higher computer processing power
, In what way does probability theory inform decision-making for managers?
- By quantifying risk
Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold, silver, and bronze examples of?
- Ordinal data
What are some of the aspects of data quality management?
- It cleans data
-It reduces the amount of incomplete data.
Which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when evaluating a set of
nominal data?
- Missing data
-Misspelled data
When conducting a study that measures an individual's weight, all scales are calibrated
prior to use in measurement. Which type of error should this procedure significantly
reduce?
- Systematic error
An advertising manager creates a research study by presenting low, medium, or high
frequency of the same ad in matched markets. The manager reports on sales in each
market location. What is the term for the different sales in this study?
- The response variable
A healthcare study follows a particular sample over time to identify how the health
habits of teenagers impart their likelihood of acquiring various diseases later in their life
in the hope that the healthcare organization will be able to create early prevention
programs. Which type of research design does this study describe?
