Question 1
(Quiz 1) 1. For companies to attract and retain their best customers they need a complete
portrait of who they are. To develop this portrait companies turn to...
A) Statistics
B) Analytics
C) Management Science
D) Histograms
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
(Quiz 1) 2. A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while specifically
minimizing labor costs. What type of analytics might they employ to achieve this goal?
A) Descriptive Analytics
B) Predictive Analytics
C) Prescriptive Analytics
D) Diagnostic Analytics
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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,Question 3
(Quiz 1) 3. What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant within a data
set and is sometimes caused by faulty equipment or bias?
A) Random
B) Omission
C) Outlier
D) Systematic
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
(Quiz 1) 4. 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?
A) Omission Error
B) Systematic Error
C) Measurement Bias
D) Information Bias
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
(Quiz 1) 5. 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?
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,A) Random
B) Omission
C) Outlier
D) Accuracy
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 6
(Quiz 1) 6. The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in competitive
markets. Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of big data?
A) Requires the use of analytics
B) Contains structured data
C) Contains unstructured data
D) Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
(Quiz 1) 7. 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?
A) Determine the scope of the problem
B) Data collection
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, C) Review of previous findings
D) Presenting a recommendation
CORRECT ANSWER
A&C
Question 8
(Quiz 1) 8. A healthcare provider is researching blood glucose levels before and after
exercising. What two elements should be part of any experimental study such as this?
A) Treatment procedures
B) Patient observation
C) Statistical validity
D) Experimental response
CORRECT ANSWER
A&D
Question 9
(Quiz 1) 9. Runners cover 26.2 miles in the Olympics marathon. What level of
measurement is this?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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(Quiz 1) 1. For companies to attract and retain their best customers they need a complete
portrait of who they are. To develop this portrait companies turn to...
A) Statistics
B) Analytics
C) Management Science
D) Histograms
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 2
(Quiz 1) 2. A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while specifically
minimizing labor costs. What type of analytics might they employ to achieve this goal?
A) Descriptive Analytics
B) Predictive Analytics
C) Prescriptive Analytics
D) Diagnostic Analytics
CORRECT ANSWER
C
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,Question 3
(Quiz 1) 3. What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant within a data
set and is sometimes caused by faulty equipment or bias?
A) Random
B) Omission
C) Outlier
D) Systematic
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 4
(Quiz 1) 4. 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?
A) Omission Error
B) Systematic Error
C) Measurement Bias
D) Information Bias
CORRECT ANSWER
C
Question 5
(Quiz 1) 5. 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?
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,A) Random
B) Omission
C) Outlier
D) Accuracy
CORRECT ANSWER
B
Question 6
(Quiz 1) 6. The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in competitive
markets. Which of the following characteristics is NOT true of big data?
A) Requires the use of analytics
B) Contains structured data
C) Contains unstructured data
D) Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
CORRECT ANSWER
D
Question 7
(Quiz 1) 7. 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?
A) Determine the scope of the problem
B) Data collection
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, C) Review of previous findings
D) Presenting a recommendation
CORRECT ANSWER
A&C
Question 8
(Quiz 1) 8. A healthcare provider is researching blood glucose levels before and after
exercising. What two elements should be part of any experimental study such as this?
A) Treatment procedures
B) Patient observation
C) Statistical validity
D) Experimental response
CORRECT ANSWER
A&D
Question 9
(Quiz 1) 9. Runners cover 26.2 miles in the Olympics marathon. What level of
measurement is this?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
D
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