C207 WGU EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the key focus on analysis? - Answer- To predict trends using quantitative data. What are the four levels of measurement? - Answer- 1. Nominal 2. Ordinal 3. Interval 4. Ratio Nominal data - Answer- is categorical. It has no numerical value. It's not a number. Examples: -the types of pizza you sell -meatball -veggie -cheese (these are labels, they can't be added or subtracted) Ordinal data - Answer- is ranked, but doesn't have a specific value. Example: -the size of pizza (small, medium, large) (we can't add or subtract these but we can put them in sequential order) - order (key word) - no numerical value Interval data - Answer- data is numeric. You can add and subtract it. It has a sequential value. Each value is equally spaced from the previous value. Example: - drink sizes are interval (16 oz, 20 oz, 24 oz) they are equally spaced about (4 oz spaced) Ratio data - Answer- is numeric. Your sales per day are ratio data. Example" - 10 sales of $12.99 a piece = $129.99 (the value has a true value from zero) To challenge the validity and reliability of data, ask two things. - Answer- Are there any outliers and are there any errors? Outliers - Answer- Don't throw them out. Do them in both ways. Example: last week, you were closed for two days for renovations. Sales were a zero for those two days. That's an outlier. You include the outliers to know how its effecting your