BUAL 2600 TEST 1 AUBURN PRACTICE
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ 3 types of analytics users. Answer: Business user, Business analyst,
and Data scientist
⫸ Data Scientist. Answer: A person skilled in all areas (programming,
statistics, mathematics, data visualization, data analysis, and computer
science
⫸ Business Analyst. Answer: A person who manages, cleans, and
aggregates data; finds a solution to change business processes
⫸ Business User. Answer: Someone who uses the data to perform their
job
⫸ Analytics Process. Answer: 1. Identify your problem
2. Collect Data
3. Descriptive Analytics
4. Predictive Analytics
5. Prescriptive Analytics
6. Ask another question
, ⫸ Descriptive Analytics. Answer: Describes what has happened in the
past and why it has happened
Example 1: Admissions Process
Which high schools provide the highest percentage of successful
applicants?
What has been the average high school GPA from each size of high
school?
What has been the average ACT or SAT score among successful
applicants?
Example 2: City Trash Pickup
How has the city picked up trash in the past?
Given the sensor data from receptacles, which receptacles are ready for
pick up?
Where are the receptacles that are ready for pick up?
How long does it take to complete pickup?
⫸ Predictive Analytics. Answer: Focuses on the historical data to
predict what MIGHT happen in the future
Example 1: Admissions Process
Based on data from a future applicant would the university accept him or
her? That is, can the university predict that this applicant would be able
to graduate in five years or less?
Example 2: City Trash Pickup
Can we feed data from trash receptacles each evening into a navigation
system on each truck to minimize the distance driven?
SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ 3 types of analytics users. Answer: Business user, Business analyst,
and Data scientist
⫸ Data Scientist. Answer: A person skilled in all areas (programming,
statistics, mathematics, data visualization, data analysis, and computer
science
⫸ Business Analyst. Answer: A person who manages, cleans, and
aggregates data; finds a solution to change business processes
⫸ Business User. Answer: Someone who uses the data to perform their
job
⫸ Analytics Process. Answer: 1. Identify your problem
2. Collect Data
3. Descriptive Analytics
4. Predictive Analytics
5. Prescriptive Analytics
6. Ask another question
, ⫸ Descriptive Analytics. Answer: Describes what has happened in the
past and why it has happened
Example 1: Admissions Process
Which high schools provide the highest percentage of successful
applicants?
What has been the average high school GPA from each size of high
school?
What has been the average ACT or SAT score among successful
applicants?
Example 2: City Trash Pickup
How has the city picked up trash in the past?
Given the sensor data from receptacles, which receptacles are ready for
pick up?
Where are the receptacles that are ready for pick up?
How long does it take to complete pickup?
⫸ Predictive Analytics. Answer: Focuses on the historical data to
predict what MIGHT happen in the future
Example 1: Admissions Process
Based on data from a future applicant would the university accept him or
her? That is, can the university predict that this applicant would be able
to graduate in five years or less?
Example 2: City Trash Pickup
Can we feed data from trash receptacles each evening into a navigation
system on each truck to minimize the distance driven?
