Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making,
7th Edition. S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston
Verified Chapters 1 - 19, Complete
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,Chapter 1. Introduction to Business Analytics
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1. Theidecision-
makingithemesicoverediiniBusinessiAnalytics:iDataiAnalysisi&iDecisioniMakingiincludeiwhichiofithei following?
a. optimizationitechniques b.idecisionianalysisiwithiuncertainty
c.istructuredisensitivityianalysis d.ialliofitheseichoices
ANSWER: d
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2. Whichistatementiisinotitrue?
a. Dealingiwithiuncertaintyiincludesimeasuringiuncertainty.
b. Dealingiwithiuncertaintyiincludesimodelingiuncertaintyiexplicitlyiintoitheianalysis.
c. Dealingiwithiuncertaintyiincludesieliminatingiuncertaintyibyiusingitheinormaliprobabilityidistribution.
d. Dealingiwithiuncertaintyirequiresiaibasiciunderstandingiofiprobability.
ANSWER: c
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3. WhatiisinotioneiofitheiimportantithemesiofiyouriBusinessiAnalytics:iDataiAnalysisi&iDecisioniMakingitext?
a. dataianalysis b.idealingiwithiuncertainty
c.idecisionimaking d.idataimining
ANSWER: d
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TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
OTHER: BUSPROG:iAnalytici|iDISC:iDecisioniMaking
4. Dataianalysisiincludes:
a. dataidescription b.idataiinference
c.i theisearchiforirelationshipsiinidata d.ialliofitheseichoices
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY:i Easyi|iBloom's:iKnowledge
TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
BusinessiAnalytics:iDataiAnalysisi&iDecisioniMaking,
,OTHER: BUSPROG:iAnalytici|iDISC:iDecisioniMaking
5. Whichiofitheifollowingiisinotioneiofitheistepsiinitheimodelingiprocess?
a. Selectitheiscaleiforitheimodel.
b. Collectiandisummarizeidata.
BusinessiAnalytics:iDataiAnalysisi&iDecisioniMaking,
, c. Verifyitheimodel.
d. Presentitheiresults.
e. Implementitheimodeliandiupdateiitithroughitime.
ANSWER: a
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TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
OTHER: BUSPROG:iAnalytici|iDISC:iDecisioniMaking
6. Whichiofitheifollowingiwouldinotibeiincludediunderidataianalysis?
a. measuringiuncertainty b.idataidescription
c.idataiinference d.isearchiforirelationships
ANSWER: a
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TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
OTHER: BUSPROG:iAnalytici|iDISC:iDecisioniMaking
7. Theidecisionimakingiprocessiincludes:
a. optimizationitechniquesiforiproblemsiwithinoiuncertainty
b. decisionianalysisiforiproblemsiwithiuncertainty
c. sensitivityianalysis
d. alliofitheseichoices
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY:i Easyi|iBloom's:iKnowledge
TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
OTHER: BUSPROG:iAnalytici|iDISC:iDecisioniMaking
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8. WhichitooliisianiExcii el add-iniforiperformingiwhat-ifianalyses?
a. PrecisionTree
b. TopRank
c. Solver
d. @Risk
e. StatTools
ANSWER: b
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TOPICS: A-Head:i1.2iOverviewiofitheiBook
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BusinessiAnalytics:iDataiAnalysisi&iDecisioniMaking,