C207 WGU - Section 1 Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
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Quantitative analysis is another name for what?
If a dataset is presented on a scale of hours Rati
2 Statistics
per o
. week, which scale of measurement is being
3. The use of data, statistical and quantitative analytics
used?
analysis, explanatory and predictive models,
and fact-based management to drive
decisions and add value is called .
4. First, second, third, fourth... What kind of
data does this represent?
ordinal data
5. This kind of data is also called categorical data. nominal data
6. Assume you are measuring the various lengths of continuous data
used pencils, and you collect the following
data points (in inches): 1.37, 2.65, 2.78, 3.46, 3.91.
What kind of data are these data points?
7. A data point that can only take on whole discrete
values and has boundaries is called what?
8. If a measure is consistent and repeatable it is said reliable
to be .
9. A small group from which you make an inference sample
about an entire population is called a .
10. Cleaning and organizing data that has been data management
col-lected is known as .
11. Data Analysis is The process of compiling,
analyz-ing, and interpreting
the results of
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, primary and secondary data col-lection.
12. Descriptive analytics Depict and then describe the
char-acteristics of what is
being studied
13. Predictive analytics the use of past data to predict
the future or ascertain the
impact of one variable on
another
14. Prescriptive analytics Include experimental design
and optimization to suggest
a course of action
15. Big Data a broad term for datasets so large
or complex that traditional data processing applications are inad-equate.
16. Data mining the process of analyzing data
to extract information not
ottered by the raw data
alone
17. Davenport-Kim Three-Stage Model A decision-making model
that consists of three stages:
framing the problem, solving
the problem, and
communicating results
18. Continuous data Data that can take on any
value. There is no space
between data values for a
given domain. Graphs are
represented by solid lines.
19. Discrete data
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correctly solved 2025/2026
1
.
Quantitative analysis is another name for what?
If a dataset is presented on a scale of hours Rati
2 Statistics
per o
. week, which scale of measurement is being
3. The use of data, statistical and quantitative analytics
used?
analysis, explanatory and predictive models,
and fact-based management to drive
decisions and add value is called .
4. First, second, third, fourth... What kind of
data does this represent?
ordinal data
5. This kind of data is also called categorical data. nominal data
6. Assume you are measuring the various lengths of continuous data
used pencils, and you collect the following
data points (in inches): 1.37, 2.65, 2.78, 3.46, 3.91.
What kind of data are these data points?
7. A data point that can only take on whole discrete
values and has boundaries is called what?
8. If a measure is consistent and repeatable it is said reliable
to be .
9. A small group from which you make an inference sample
about an entire population is called a .
10. Cleaning and organizing data that has been data management
col-lected is known as .
11. Data Analysis is The process of compiling,
analyz-ing, and interpreting
the results of
1/
13
, primary and secondary data col-lection.
12. Descriptive analytics Depict and then describe the
char-acteristics of what is
being studied
13. Predictive analytics the use of past data to predict
the future or ascertain the
impact of one variable on
another
14. Prescriptive analytics Include experimental design
and optimization to suggest
a course of action
15. Big Data a broad term for datasets so large
or complex that traditional data processing applications are inad-equate.
16. Data mining the process of analyzing data
to extract information not
ottered by the raw data
alone
17. Davenport-Kim Three-Stage Model A decision-making model
that consists of three stages:
framing the problem, solving
the problem, and
communicating results
18. Continuous data Data that can take on any
value. There is no space
between data values for a
given domain. Graphs are
represented by solid lines.
19. Discrete data
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