Test Bank for Business analytics data analysis decision making 6th edition by S Christian Albright and Winston Chapters 1-20 Covered

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Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making,
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7th Edition. S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston Verified
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Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making,
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,Chapter 1. Introduction to Business Analytics
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1. The decision-making themes covered in Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making include which of the
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a. optimizationtechniques v b. decision analysis with uncertainty
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c. structured sensitivity analysis
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ANSWER: d
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TOPICS: A-Head: 1-2 Overview of the Book v v v v v




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2. Which statement is not true?
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a. Dealing withuncertainty includes measuring uncertainty.
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b. Dealing with uncertainty includes modeling uncertainty explicitly into the analysis.
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c. Dealing with uncertainty includes eliminating uncertainty by using the normal probability distribution.
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d. Dealing with uncertainty requires a basic understanding of probability.
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ANSWER: c
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3. What is not one of the important themes of your Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making text?
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a. data analysis vb. dealing with uncertainty v v v




c. decision making
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ANSWER: d
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4. Data analysis includes:
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a. datadescription v b. data inference
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c. the search for relationships in data
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ANSWER: d
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,OTHER: BUSPROG: Analytic | DISC: Decision Making
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5. Which of the following is not one of the steps in the modeling process?
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a. Select the scale for the model.
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b. Collect and summarize data.
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, c. Verify the model. v v




d. Present the results. v v




e. Implement the model and update it through time. v v v v v v v




ANSWER: a
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6. Which of the following would not be included under data analysis?
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a. measuringuncertainty b. data description v v v




c. data inference
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ANSWER: a
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7. The decision making process includes:
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a. optimization techniques for problems with no uncertainty v v v v v v




b. decision analysis for problems with uncertainty
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d. all of these choices
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ANSWER: d
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8. Which tool is an Exc el add-in for performing what-if analyses?
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a. PrecisionTree
b. TopRank
c. Solver
d. @Risk
e. StatTools
ANSWER: b
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