QMB 3602 Module 1 Questions with
All Correct Answers
What term refers to the credibility and quality of data? - Answer-veracity
When compiling data, it is important to know data comes in all types, forms, and
granularity. This is known as - Answer-variety
In a New York Times article, calls are being mounted to ease tech's grip on personal
data. The concern is that a handful of companies holds most of the data. The immense
amount of data is also called - Answer-volume.
Unstructured data is best defined as - Answer-not conforming to a predefined, row-
column format.
Tobias Smith is working with his company's data to examine inventory information. His
intent is to use the variables to express ratios on inventory turnover. Based on this
description, what is the strongest level of measurement being used? - Answer-ratio
scale
The time in hours spent sleeping per day is what kind of variable? - Answer-continuous
numerical
Molly Nelson has been collecting temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit, daily over the
past five spring seasons, to determine the optimal point to plant her heirloom tomatoes.
Because the difference between each degree is the same, irrelevant of the temperature,
this is what type of measurement scale? - Answer-interval
Which if the following broad categories is not a type of analytic technique? - Answer-
manipulative analytics
The people of Appleton, WI represent the _____, whereas we analyze the education
level of a subset or _____ to make inferences about the population. - Answer-
population; sample
A massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that is extremely difficult to
manage, process, and analyze is known by which catch phrase? - Answer-big data
All Correct Answers
What term refers to the credibility and quality of data? - Answer-veracity
When compiling data, it is important to know data comes in all types, forms, and
granularity. This is known as - Answer-variety
In a New York Times article, calls are being mounted to ease tech's grip on personal
data. The concern is that a handful of companies holds most of the data. The immense
amount of data is also called - Answer-volume.
Unstructured data is best defined as - Answer-not conforming to a predefined, row-
column format.
Tobias Smith is working with his company's data to examine inventory information. His
intent is to use the variables to express ratios on inventory turnover. Based on this
description, what is the strongest level of measurement being used? - Answer-ratio
scale
The time in hours spent sleeping per day is what kind of variable? - Answer-continuous
numerical
Molly Nelson has been collecting temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit, daily over the
past five spring seasons, to determine the optimal point to plant her heirloom tomatoes.
Because the difference between each degree is the same, irrelevant of the temperature,
this is what type of measurement scale? - Answer-interval
Which if the following broad categories is not a type of analytic technique? - Answer-
manipulative analytics
The people of Appleton, WI represent the _____, whereas we analyze the education
level of a subset or _____ to make inferences about the population. - Answer-
population; sample
A massive volume of both structured and unstructured data that is extremely difficult to
manage, process, and analyze is known by which catch phrase? - Answer-big data
