EBTM 350 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which if the following broad categories is not a type of analytic technique?
manipulative analytics
prescriptive analytics
descriptive analytics
predictive analytics - Answers - manipulative analytics
which of the following is not related to data privacy?
Data transmission
data usage
data ethics
data collection - Answers - data ethics
_________ is a set of data that are organized and processed in a meaningful and
purposeful way.
statistics
information
knowledge
data - Answers - information
In big data, the most important aspect of any analytic initiative is __________
values
volume
variety
veracity - Answers - values
According to a report in US Today, 38% of young people between the ages of 18-29
have at least one tattoo. What do the overall observations in the study represent?
population
sample set
categorical data
random data - Answers - population
When compiling data, it is important to know data comes in all types, forms, and
granularity. This is known as
, volume
variety
veracity
values - Answers - variety
Unstructured data is best defined as - Answers - not conforming to a predefined, row-
column format
A New York Times article notes that there are an increasing number of people calling
for tech companies to ease their grip on the personal data of consumers. The concern is
that a handful of companies holds most of the data. The immense amount of data is
also called
values
volume
variety
veracity - Answers - volume
Mary asks her friends on Facebook for recommendations for the best restaurants in
Chicago. The results are then placed in a table for review. What does the data
represent?
numerical
time-series
quantitative
cross-sectional - Answers - cross-sectional
A large retailer is asking each customer at checkout for their zip code. If the zip code is
the only recorded variable, what would the summarized results field headers be in
tabular format? - Answers - zip code, count
What term refers to the credibility and quality of data? - Answers - veracity
An instructor hands out course evaluations where students have a rank of 0 to 5. What
is the best way for the data to be measured? - Answers - ordinal
The time in hours spent sleeping per day is what kind of variable? - Answers -
continuous numerical
During the winter, the ice festival committee measures the depth of the ice during the
month of February. What is the type of measurement scale? - Answers - ratio
At the local animal shelter, each animal is marked if they are a boy or a girl. What is this
type of measurement scale? - Answers - nominal
ANSWERS
Which if the following broad categories is not a type of analytic technique?
manipulative analytics
prescriptive analytics
descriptive analytics
predictive analytics - Answers - manipulative analytics
which of the following is not related to data privacy?
Data transmission
data usage
data ethics
data collection - Answers - data ethics
_________ is a set of data that are organized and processed in a meaningful and
purposeful way.
statistics
information
knowledge
data - Answers - information
In big data, the most important aspect of any analytic initiative is __________
values
volume
variety
veracity - Answers - values
According to a report in US Today, 38% of young people between the ages of 18-29
have at least one tattoo. What do the overall observations in the study represent?
population
sample set
categorical data
random data - Answers - population
When compiling data, it is important to know data comes in all types, forms, and
granularity. This is known as
, volume
variety
veracity
values - Answers - variety
Unstructured data is best defined as - Answers - not conforming to a predefined, row-
column format
A New York Times article notes that there are an increasing number of people calling
for tech companies to ease their grip on the personal data of consumers. The concern is
that a handful of companies holds most of the data. The immense amount of data is
also called
values
volume
variety
veracity - Answers - volume
Mary asks her friends on Facebook for recommendations for the best restaurants in
Chicago. The results are then placed in a table for review. What does the data
represent?
numerical
time-series
quantitative
cross-sectional - Answers - cross-sectional
A large retailer is asking each customer at checkout for their zip code. If the zip code is
the only recorded variable, what would the summarized results field headers be in
tabular format? - Answers - zip code, count
What term refers to the credibility and quality of data? - Answers - veracity
An instructor hands out course evaluations where students have a rank of 0 to 5. What
is the best way for the data to be measured? - Answers - ordinal
The time in hours spent sleeping per day is what kind of variable? - Answers -
continuous numerical
During the winter, the ice festival committee measures the depth of the ice during the
month of February. What is the type of measurement scale? - Answers - ratio
At the local animal shelter, each animal is marked if they are a boy or a girl. What is this
type of measurement scale? - Answers - nominal
