Business Intelligence and Analytics
Final Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Which of the following statements is generally NOT ACCURATE about business
intelligence, as discussed in class? - --Answer --It is more useful in strategic
than in tactical settings
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 1 thinking? - --
Answer --Explicit
Ackoff (Management Misinformation Systems, 1967) describes information
overload as.. - --Answer --An overabundance of irrelevant information
Knowledge which is codified, verbalized, accessible, and easily communicated is... -
--Answer --Explicit
Dr. Mendoza obsessed over whether questions on this test were fair and clear (he
was much less concerned with 'easy'). He is likely a(n)... - --Answer --
Maximizer
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,Davenport (2006) describes it, among other things, as developing standard
formats, storage policies and access policies, archival procedures, and proper
owners and users - --Answer --A data strategy
Which of the following is NOT one of the three key attributes among analytics
competitors discussed in Davenport (2006)? - --Answer --Enterprise-wide
use of descriptive statistics
"I knew it!" is a response typical of the ___ heuristic - --Answer --
Confirmation
Per class discussion, the use of data visualization techniques is largely a hallmark
of.. - --Answer --Business Intelligence
Per class discussion, business intelligence tools and techniques are focused more
on... - --Answer --Describing what has happened
Davenport (2006) claims successful analytics competitors look well beyond the use
of... - --Answer --Descriptive statistics
_____ knowledge is not typically codified, verbalized, accessible, or easily
communicated - --Answer --Implicit
Which of the following heuristics is NOT one of the four major ones discussed in
class? - --Answer --Simplification
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, Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 2 thinking? - --
Answer --Effortless
Business analytics is sometimes described as "focused on self-service." Which of
the statements below captures the essence of that statement? - --Answer --
There are no 'canned' reports provided to users
Which of the following statements is generally ACCURATE? - --Answer --
Analytics are more useful in strategic than in tactical settings
It uses the sum of the products of relative weights and ratings for individual
criteria to evaluate options and make an optimal choice - --Answer --
Alternative evaluation matrix
Business _____ is/are focused on self-service - --Answer --Analytics
______ analytics focuses on describing events which have already taken place - --
Answer --Descriptive
Some students may have crammed for this exam and not spent the necessary
weekly amount of time to succeed. With respect to their grade, they may be most
accurately classified - --Answer --Satisficers
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Final Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
Which of the following statements is generally NOT ACCURATE about business
intelligence, as discussed in class? - --Answer --It is more useful in strategic
than in tactical settings
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 1 thinking? - --
Answer --Explicit
Ackoff (Management Misinformation Systems, 1967) describes information
overload as.. - --Answer --An overabundance of irrelevant information
Knowledge which is codified, verbalized, accessible, and easily communicated is... -
--Answer --Explicit
Dr. Mendoza obsessed over whether questions on this test were fair and clear (he
was much less concerned with 'easy'). He is likely a(n)... - --Answer --
Maximizer
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,Davenport (2006) describes it, among other things, as developing standard
formats, storage policies and access policies, archival procedures, and proper
owners and users - --Answer --A data strategy
Which of the following is NOT one of the three key attributes among analytics
competitors discussed in Davenport (2006)? - --Answer --Enterprise-wide
use of descriptive statistics
"I knew it!" is a response typical of the ___ heuristic - --Answer --
Confirmation
Per class discussion, the use of data visualization techniques is largely a hallmark
of.. - --Answer --Business Intelligence
Per class discussion, business intelligence tools and techniques are focused more
on... - --Answer --Describing what has happened
Davenport (2006) claims successful analytics competitors look well beyond the use
of... - --Answer --Descriptive statistics
_____ knowledge is not typically codified, verbalized, accessible, or easily
communicated - --Answer --Implicit
Which of the following heuristics is NOT one of the four major ones discussed in
class? - --Answer --Simplification
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, Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of System 2 thinking? - --
Answer --Effortless
Business analytics is sometimes described as "focused on self-service." Which of
the statements below captures the essence of that statement? - --Answer --
There are no 'canned' reports provided to users
Which of the following statements is generally ACCURATE? - --Answer --
Analytics are more useful in strategic than in tactical settings
It uses the sum of the products of relative weights and ratings for individual
criteria to evaluate options and make an optimal choice - --Answer --
Alternative evaluation matrix
Business _____ is/are focused on self-service - --Answer --Analytics
______ analytics focuses on describing events which have already taken place - --
Answer --Descriptive
Some students may have crammed for this exam and not spent the necessary
weekly amount of time to succeed. With respect to their grade, they may be most
accurately classified - --Answer --Satisficers
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