Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making,
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7th Edition. S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston Verified
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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. optimization techniques df b. decision analysis with uncertainty
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c. structured sensitivity analysis
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: d f Easy | Bloom's: Knowledge
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TOPICS: A-Head: 1-2 Overview of the Bookdf df df df df
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2. Which statement is not true?
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a. Dealing with uncertainty 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 b. dealing with uncertainty
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c. decision making
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: d f Easy | Bloom's: Knowledge
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4. Data analysis includes:
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a. data description df b. data inference
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c. the search for relationships in data
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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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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e. Implement the model and update it through time. df df df df df df df
ANSWER: a
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6. Which of the following would not be included under data analysis?
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a. measuring uncertainty b. data description df df df
c. data inference
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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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7. The decision making process includes:
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b. decision analysis for problems with uncertainty
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d. all of these choices
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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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
POINTS: 1
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