BUSINESS ANALYTICS 3RD EDITION EVANS
CHAPTERS ONE TO SIXTEEN ACTUAL
REVIEW SHEET WITH FULL ANSWERS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
⩥ Tactical decisions.
Answer: Decisions concerned with how the organization should achieve
the goals and objectives set by its strategy.
⩥ Operational decision.
Answer: Decisions related to the day-to-day activities of the
organization.
⩥ Business analytics.
Answer: The scientific process of transforming data into insight for
making better decisions.
⩥ Four V's of big data.
Answer: Velocity, veracity, volume, and variety
⩥ Veracity.
Answer: Refers to how much uncertainty is in the data.
, ⩥ Data scientist.
Answer: A professional trained in both computer science and statistics,
skilled in processing and analyzing large amounts of data.
⩥ Prescriptive analytics.
Answer: The most complex type of analytics that helps arrive at the best
decision.
⩥ Descriptive analytics.
Answer: Analytics that summarizes what has happened.
⩥ Predictive analytics.
Answer: Analytics that estimates future outcomes based on historical
data.
⩥ Data-driven decision-making.
Answer: A process that tends to decrease a firm's risk.
⩥ Medical records.
Answer: An example of a source of big data that is not publicly
available.
CHAPTERS ONE TO SIXTEEN ACTUAL
REVIEW SHEET WITH FULL ANSWERS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
⩥ Tactical decisions.
Answer: Decisions concerned with how the organization should achieve
the goals and objectives set by its strategy.
⩥ Operational decision.
Answer: Decisions related to the day-to-day activities of the
organization.
⩥ Business analytics.
Answer: The scientific process of transforming data into insight for
making better decisions.
⩥ Four V's of big data.
Answer: Velocity, veracity, volume, and variety
⩥ Veracity.
Answer: Refers to how much uncertainty is in the data.
, ⩥ Data scientist.
Answer: A professional trained in both computer science and statistics,
skilled in processing and analyzing large amounts of data.
⩥ Prescriptive analytics.
Answer: The most complex type of analytics that helps arrive at the best
decision.
⩥ Descriptive analytics.
Answer: Analytics that summarizes what has happened.
⩥ Predictive analytics.
Answer: Analytics that estimates future outcomes based on historical
data.
⩥ Data-driven decision-making.
Answer: A process that tends to decrease a firm's risk.
⩥ Medical records.
Answer: An example of a source of big data that is not publicly
available.