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WGU D467 EXPLORING DATA 2025|
BRAND NEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS | EXCELLENT
SCORES
What are cookies?
- CORRECT ANS>> Small files stored on computers that contain information about users
Fill in the blank: For data analytics projects, data is typically preferred because
users know it originated within the organization.
- CORRECT ANS>> first-party
A grocery store chain purchases customer data from a credit card company. The grocer uses
this data to identify its most loyal customers and offer them special promotions and
discounts. What type of data is being used in this scenario?
- CORRECT ANS>> Second-party
In data analytics, what term refers to all possible data values in a dataset?
- CORRECT ANS>> Population
An entertainment website displays a star rating for a movie based on user reviews. Users can
select from one to five whole stars to rate the movie. The star rating is an example of what
type of data? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Discrete Ordinal
What type of data is the height of a skyscraper?
- CORRECT ANS>> Continuous
In data analytics, what is the term for data that is generated from, and lives, outside of an
organization?
- CORRECT ANS>> External
What are the key characteristics of unstructured data? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Unorganized May have an internal structure
Fill in the blank: A data model is used to organize and how they relate to one another.
- CORRECT ANS>> data elements
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When discussing structured databases, data analysts refer to the data contained in a row as a
record. How do they refer to the data contained in a column?
- CORRECT ANS>> Field
Fill in the blank: A data type is a specific kind of data that tells what kind of value the
data is.
- CORRECT ANS>> attribute
What are the key characteristics of a text, or string, data type? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Contains textual information Sequence of characters and punctuation
In a data table, where are fields contained?
- CORRECT ANS>> Columns
When using long data, each subject has data in multiple rows. This is because each row
represents what?
- CORRECT ANS>> One observation per subject
What strategy do data professionals use in order to ensure unbiased sampling?
- CORRECT ANS>> Use random sampling during data collection
Fill in the blank: Bias is a preference in favor of or against a person, group of
people, or thing.
- CORRECT ANS>> conscious or subconscious
An analyst used a column of a table to uniquely identify each record within a table. Which tool
did they use?
- CORRECT ANS>> Primary key
Which tool is used by data analysts to store and organize data, making it easier for them to
manage and access information?
- CORRECT ANS>> Database
Which element of a Notepad file would be considered data as opposed to underlying
metadata?
- CORRECT ANS>> File contents
What is an example of administrative metadata for a digital file?
- CORRECT ANS>> File permission
WGU D467 EXPLORING DATA 2025|
BRAND NEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS | EXCELLENT
SCORES
What are cookies?
- CORRECT ANS>> Small files stored on computers that contain information about users
Fill in the blank: For data analytics projects, data is typically preferred because
users know it originated within the organization.
- CORRECT ANS>> first-party
A grocery store chain purchases customer data from a credit card company. The grocer uses
this data to identify its most loyal customers and offer them special promotions and
discounts. What type of data is being used in this scenario?
- CORRECT ANS>> Second-party
In data analytics, what term refers to all possible data values in a dataset?
- CORRECT ANS>> Population
An entertainment website displays a star rating for a movie based on user reviews. Users can
select from one to five whole stars to rate the movie. The star rating is an example of what
type of data? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Discrete Ordinal
What type of data is the height of a skyscraper?
- CORRECT ANS>> Continuous
In data analytics, what is the term for data that is generated from, and lives, outside of an
organization?
- CORRECT ANS>> External
What are the key characteristics of unstructured data? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Unorganized May have an internal structure
Fill in the blank: A data model is used to organize and how they relate to one another.
- CORRECT ANS>> data elements
, 2|Page
When discussing structured databases, data analysts refer to the data contained in a row as a
record. How do they refer to the data contained in a column?
- CORRECT ANS>> Field
Fill in the blank: A data type is a specific kind of data that tells what kind of value the
data is.
- CORRECT ANS>> attribute
What are the key characteristics of a text, or string, data type? Select all that apply.
- CORRECT ANS>> Contains textual information Sequence of characters and punctuation
In a data table, where are fields contained?
- CORRECT ANS>> Columns
When using long data, each subject has data in multiple rows. This is because each row
represents what?
- CORRECT ANS>> One observation per subject
What strategy do data professionals use in order to ensure unbiased sampling?
- CORRECT ANS>> Use random sampling during data collection
Fill in the blank: Bias is a preference in favor of or against a person, group of
people, or thing.
- CORRECT ANS>> conscious or subconscious
An analyst used a column of a table to uniquely identify each record within a table. Which tool
did they use?
- CORRECT ANS>> Primary key
Which tool is used by data analysts to store and organize data, making it easier for them to
manage and access information?
- CORRECT ANS>> Database
Which element of a Notepad file would be considered data as opposed to underlying
metadata?
- CORRECT ANS>> File contents
What is an example of administrative metadata for a digital file?
- CORRECT ANS>> File permission
