Verified Answers (Data-Driven Decision Making, Western
Governors University)
C207 Preassessment
Introduction:
This comprehensive document provides the complete set of verified
exam questions and detailed answers for the WGU C207 OA (Data-
Driven Decision Making) 2025 assessment. It covers essential topics
such as data analysis, hypothesis testing, regression models,
probability, data visualization, business intelligence, quality
management, and performance metrics like KPIs and balanced
scorecards. The material also includes key concepts in inferential and
descriptive statistics, decision trees, ANOVA, t-tests, and data
governance frameworks. It serves as an in-depth study guide for
mastering C207 course content and preparing confidently for the
official WGU exam.
Exam Questions and Answers
1. Analytics is a broad term that refers to a variety of tools that inform
managerial decisions. Which term can be used to describe managerial
decisions?--- correct precise answer ---
Predictive
2. What are two reasons for the increasing use of analytics in
organizational decision making?--- correct precise answer ---
Relatively lower cost of computer storage
Higher computer processing power
,3. In what way does probability theory inform
decision-making for managers?--- correct precise
answer --- quantifying risk
4. Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold,
silver and bronze examples of?--- correct precise answer
--- Ordinal data
5. What are some aspects of data quality management?--- correct
precise answer ---
Choose 2 answers
it cleans data
it reduces the amount of incomplete data
6. which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when
evaluating a set of nominal data?--- correct precise answer ---
missing data
misspelled data
7. When conducting a study that measures an individual’s weight, all
scales are calibrated prior to use in measurement. Which type of
error should this procedure significantly reduce?--- correct precise
answer ---
Systematic Error
8. An advertising manager creates a research study by presenting low,
medium, or high frequency of the same ad in matched markets. The
manager then reports on sales in each market location.
, What is the term for the different
sales in this study?--- correct precise
answer --- The response variable
9. A healthcare study follows a particular sample over time to
identify how the health habits of teenagers impact their likelihood
of acquiring various diseases later in their life in the hope that the
healthcare organization will be able to create early prevention
programs.
Which type of research design does
this study describe cohort study
10. Several missing values in a particular field in a dataset were
observed. The likelihood of a record having a missing value is
correlated to another variable in the dataset.
Which two types of error might be introduced into the dataset if the
removed record included missing values?--- correct precise answer ---
Choose 2 answers.
Omission error
typographical error
11. A company is trying to increase its online sales revenue by
improving its e-mail campaign for repeat customers as well as new
customers.
Which two variables would be used in determining a campaign to
maximize revenue gain?--- correct precise answer ---
Choose 2 answers
spending per purchase
number of purchases per email