WGU D467 – EXPLORING DATA |
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT | OA V1 AND V2
| 2026 UPDATE | ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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.
Continuous
Discrete
Ordinal
Nominal - ANSWERS-Discrete
Ordinal
What type of data is the height of a skyscraper?
Discrete
Qualitative
Nominal
Continuous - ANSWERS-Continuous
,In data analytics, what is the term for data that is generated from, and
lives, outside of an organization?
Peripheral
Outer
Internal
External - ANSWERS-External
What are cookies?
Types of malware that can damage computers
Small files stored on computers that contain information about users
Programs that enable users to access websites
Pieces of code that store information about a website - ANSWERS-
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.
second-party
third-party
multi-party
first-party - ANSWERS-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?
First-party
Multi-party
Third-party
Second-party - ANSWERS-Second-party
In data analytics, what term refers to all possible data values in a
dataset?
Source
Representation
Population
Sample - ANSWERS-Population
What are the key characteristics of unstructured data? Select all that
apply.
Fits neatly into rows and columns
Unorganized
May have an internal structure
Clearly identifiable construction - ANSWERS-Unorganized
, May have an internal structure
Fill in the blank: A data model is used to organize _____ and how they
relate to one another.
data visualizations
database structures
data elements
spreadsheet fields - ANSWERS-data elements
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?
Field
Subject
Character
Point - ANSWERS-Field
Fill in the blank: A data type is a specific kind of data _____ that tells
what kind of value the data is.
attribute
frame
model
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT | OA V1 AND V2
| 2026 UPDATE | ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
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.
Continuous
Discrete
Ordinal
Nominal - ANSWERS-Discrete
Ordinal
What type of data is the height of a skyscraper?
Discrete
Qualitative
Nominal
Continuous - ANSWERS-Continuous
,In data analytics, what is the term for data that is generated from, and
lives, outside of an organization?
Peripheral
Outer
Internal
External - ANSWERS-External
What are cookies?
Types of malware that can damage computers
Small files stored on computers that contain information about users
Programs that enable users to access websites
Pieces of code that store information about a website - ANSWERS-
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.
second-party
third-party
multi-party
first-party - ANSWERS-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?
First-party
Multi-party
Third-party
Second-party - ANSWERS-Second-party
In data analytics, what term refers to all possible data values in a
dataset?
Source
Representation
Population
Sample - ANSWERS-Population
What are the key characteristics of unstructured data? Select all that
apply.
Fits neatly into rows and columns
Unorganized
May have an internal structure
Clearly identifiable construction - ANSWERS-Unorganized
, May have an internal structure
Fill in the blank: A data model is used to organize _____ and how they
relate to one another.
data visualizations
database structures
data elements
spreadsheet fields - ANSWERS-data elements
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?
Field
Subject
Character
Point - ANSWERS-Field
Fill in the blank: A data type is a specific kind of data _____ that tells
what kind of value the data is.
attribute
frame
model