WGU C207 Pre-Assessment Multi Choice Version Data-Driven Decision Making (PVPC) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

WGU C207 Pre-Assessment Multi Choice |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Version Data-Driven Decision Making (PVPC) |\ |\ |\ |\




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Analytics is a broad term that refers to a variety of tools that inform
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managerial decisions. |\ |\




Which term can be used to describe managerial decisions?
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a. Prescriptive
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b. Predictive
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c. Pareto chart
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d. Biased - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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What are two reasons for the increasing use of analytics in organizational
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decision making? |\ |\




a. Relatively lower cost of computer storage
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b. Lower availability of statistical experts
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c. Higher cost of obtaining data
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d. Higher computer processing power - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a, d
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In what way does probability theory inform decision-making for managers?
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a. By quantifying risk
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,b. By quantifying data
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c. By quantifying quality
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d. By quantifying costs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold, silver, and bronze
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examples of? |\




a. Nominal data
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b. Ordinal data
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c. Interval data
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d. Ratio data - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b
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What are two aspects of data quality management?
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a. It calculates spurious data.
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b. It reduces the amount of incomplete data.
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c. It monitors data input rates.
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d. It cleans data. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b, d
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Which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when evaluating a
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set of nominal data?
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a. Outlier data
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b. Missing data
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c. Out-of-range data
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d. Misspelled data - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b, d
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, When conducting a study that measures an individual's weight, all scales are
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calibrated prior to use in measurement. Which type of error should this
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procedure significantly reduce? |\ |\




a. Systematic error
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b. Omission error
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c. Random error
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d. Information error - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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An advertising manager creates a research study by presenting low, medium,
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or high frequency of the same ad in matched markets. The manager then
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reports on sales in each market location. What is the term for the different
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sales in this study?
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a. The experimental unit
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b. The treatment
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c. The response variable
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d. The intervention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c
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A healthcare study follows a particular sample over time to identify how the
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health habits of teenagers impact their likelihood of acquiring various
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diseases later in their life in the hope that the healthcare organization will be
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able to create early prevention programs. Which type of research design does
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this study describe?
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a. Double blind study
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b. Systematic study
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c. Cohort study
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d. Experimental study - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c
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