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PRE-ASSESSMENT: DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING (PVPC)
C207 PVPC Pre-Assessment_Data-Driven Decision Making
Attempt #1
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Status: Passed
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?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Prescriptive
Descriptive
Pareto chart
Biased
2. Which statement is an accurate reection of an analytical method to make decisions at the organizational level?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Intuition optimization
Multi-criteria optimization
Optimizing positive feelings of customers
Optimizing public sentiments
3. How does probability theory inform decision-making for managers?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
By quantifying risk
By quantifying data
By quantifying quality
By quantifying costs
4. Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold, silver, and bronze examples of?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Ratio data
5. What are two aspects of data quality management?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It calculates spurious data.
It reduces the amount of incomplete data.
It monitors data input rates.
It cleans data.
6. Which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when evaluating a set of nominal data?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Outlier data
Missing data
Out-of-range 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 signicantly reduce?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Systematic error
Omission error
Random error
Information 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?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Experimental unit
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ANSWER ANSWER
Treatment
Response variable
Intervention
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. The healthcare organization hopes this data will allow them to
create early prevention programs.
Which type of research design does this study describe?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Double-blind study
Systematic study
Cohort study
Experimental study
10. Several missing values in a particular eld 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?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Systematic error
Omission error
Random error
Typographical error
11. A company that raises turkeys is hoping to increase the rate of growth of the turkeys while controlling the cost of feeding
them. It has determined that feeds containing both nutrients and protein can be used.
Which decision-making technique is most appropriate for this company to minimize the cost of feeding the birds?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Correlation
Linear programming
Chi-square
Z-score
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PRE-ASSESSMENT: DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING (PVPC)
C207 PVPC Pre-Assessment_Data-Driven Decision Making
Attempt #1
Insights | Actual Latest 2026 Test | Verified Solutions
Status: Passed
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?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Prescriptive
Descriptive
Pareto chart
Biased
2. Which statement is an accurate reection of an analytical method to make decisions at the organizational level?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Intuition optimization
Multi-criteria optimization
Optimizing positive feelings of customers
Optimizing public sentiments
3. How does probability theory inform decision-making for managers?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
By quantifying risk
By quantifying data
By quantifying quality
By quantifying costs
4. Which type of data are the Olympic medals of gold, silver, and bronze examples of?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Nominal data
Ordinal data
Interval data
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https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/963546/assessmentCode/PVPC/testDate/1742680832 1/21
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Ratio data
5. What are two aspects of data quality management?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It calculates spurious data.
It reduces the amount of incomplete data.
It monitors data input rates.
It cleans data.
6. Which two attributes indicate potential data quality issues when evaluating a set of nominal data?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Outlier data
Missing data
Out-of-range 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 signicantly reduce?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Systematic error
Omission error
Random error
Information 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?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Experimental unit
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Treatment
Response variable
Intervention
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. The healthcare organization hopes this data will allow them to
create early prevention programs.
Which type of research design does this study describe?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Double-blind study
Systematic study
Cohort study
Experimental study
10. Several missing values in a particular eld 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?
Choose 2 answers.
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Systematic error
Omission error
Random error
Typographical error
11. A company that raises turkeys is hoping to increase the rate of growth of the turkeys while controlling the cost of feeding
them. It has determined that feeds containing both nutrients and protein can be used.
Which decision-making technique is most appropriate for this company to minimize the cost of feeding the birds?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Correlation
Linear programming
Chi-square
Z-score
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