WGU C207 OA DATA DRIVEN DECISION
MAKING OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED QANDA
PACK
●● A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while
specifically minimizing labor costs. What type of analytics might they
employ to achieve this goal?
Predictive Analytics
Descriptive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Diagnostic Analytics
Answer: Prescriptive Analytics
●● What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant
within a data set and is sometimes caused by faulty equipment or bias?
,Random
Omission
Outlier
Systematic
Answer: Systematic
●● An Educator develops a new standardized test to measure math skills
of ninth graders. She has students in her home state of Ohio take the test.
If the test is to be used on a national level, what type of error might be
found in her data?
Omission Error
Systematic Error
,Measurement Bias
Information Bias
Answer: Measurement Bias
●● A city government is trying to determine the national origins of its
recent immigrant population. If a survey of the immigrant population is
conducted in English what type of error might be present in the data?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Accuracy
Answer: Omission
●● The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in
competitive markets. Which of the following characteristics is not true
of big data?
, Requires the use of analytics
Contains structured data
Contains unstructured data
Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
Answer: Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
●● The Davenport-Kim three-stage model consists of framing the
problem, solving the problem, and communicating results. Which two of
the following are part of framing the problem stage? (Pick 2)
Determine the scope of the problem
Data collection
Review of previous findings
MAKING OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED QANDA
PACK
●● A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while
specifically minimizing labor costs. What type of analytics might they
employ to achieve this goal?
Predictive Analytics
Descriptive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Diagnostic Analytics
Answer: Prescriptive Analytics
●● What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant
within a data set and is sometimes caused by faulty equipment or bias?
,Random
Omission
Outlier
Systematic
Answer: Systematic
●● An Educator develops a new standardized test to measure math skills
of ninth graders. She has students in her home state of Ohio take the test.
If the test is to be used on a national level, what type of error might be
found in her data?
Omission Error
Systematic Error
,Measurement Bias
Information Bias
Answer: Measurement Bias
●● A city government is trying to determine the national origins of its
recent immigrant population. If a survey of the immigrant population is
conducted in English what type of error might be present in the data?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Accuracy
Answer: Omission
●● The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in
competitive markets. Which of the following characteristics is not true
of big data?
, Requires the use of analytics
Contains structured data
Contains unstructured data
Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
Answer: Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
●● The Davenport-Kim three-stage model consists of framing the
problem, solving the problem, and communicating results. Which two of
the following are part of framing the problem stage? (Pick 2)
Determine the scope of the problem
Data collection
Review of previous findings
