WGU D468 DISCOVERING DATA OA
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ data analysis.
Answer: the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to
draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making
◍ Fairness.
Answer: Ensuring that your analysis doesn't create or reinforced bias
◍ six steps of the data analysis process.
Answer: Ask, Prepare, Process, Analyze, Share, Act
◍ Business analyst.
Answer: The person who tells the data story to leadership
◍ self-reporting.
Answer: A data collection technique where participants provide information
about themselves
◍ Oversampling.
Answer: The process of increasing the sample size of non-dominant groups
in a population
◍ report.
Answer: static collection of data given to stakeholders periodically. great for
historical
◍ EMC's data analysis process.
Answer: DiscoveryPre-processing dataModel planningModel
buildingCommunicate resultsOperationalize
◍ Ask phase.
, Answer: Work to understand the challenge to be solved or the question to be
answered. Likely be assigned to you by stakeholders
◍ question.
Answer: designed to discover information
◍ Problem domain.
Answer: The area of analysis that encompasses every activity affecting or
affected by a problem
◍ data life cycle financial institutions.
Answer: CaptureQualifyTransformUtilizeReportArchivePurge
◍ making predictions.
Answer: Using data to make informed decisions about how things may be in
the future.
◍ Looker.
Answer: communicates directly with a database, allowing you to connect
your data right to the visualtool you choose
◍ Deliverables.
Answer: Items or tasks you will complete before you can finish the project
◍ finding patterns.
Answer: Using historical data about what happened in the past to understand
how likely it is to happen again.
◍ Data design.
Answer: how you organize information
◍ data driven decision making.
Answer: using facts to guide business strategy
◍ 5 aspects of analytical thinking.
Answer: visualization, strategy, problem-orientation, correlation, big-picture
and detail-oriented thinking
◍ observation.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ data analysis.
Answer: the collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to
draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision making
◍ Fairness.
Answer: Ensuring that your analysis doesn't create or reinforced bias
◍ six steps of the data analysis process.
Answer: Ask, Prepare, Process, Analyze, Share, Act
◍ Business analyst.
Answer: The person who tells the data story to leadership
◍ self-reporting.
Answer: A data collection technique where participants provide information
about themselves
◍ Oversampling.
Answer: The process of increasing the sample size of non-dominant groups
in a population
◍ report.
Answer: static collection of data given to stakeholders periodically. great for
historical
◍ EMC's data analysis process.
Answer: DiscoveryPre-processing dataModel planningModel
buildingCommunicate resultsOperationalize
◍ Ask phase.
, Answer: Work to understand the challenge to be solved or the question to be
answered. Likely be assigned to you by stakeholders
◍ question.
Answer: designed to discover information
◍ Problem domain.
Answer: The area of analysis that encompasses every activity affecting or
affected by a problem
◍ data life cycle financial institutions.
Answer: CaptureQualifyTransformUtilizeReportArchivePurge
◍ making predictions.
Answer: Using data to make informed decisions about how things may be in
the future.
◍ Looker.
Answer: communicates directly with a database, allowing you to connect
your data right to the visualtool you choose
◍ Deliverables.
Answer: Items or tasks you will complete before you can finish the project
◍ finding patterns.
Answer: Using historical data about what happened in the past to understand
how likely it is to happen again.
◍ Data design.
Answer: how you organize information
◍ data driven decision making.
Answer: using facts to guide business strategy
◍ 5 aspects of analytical thinking.
Answer: visualization, strategy, problem-orientation, correlation, big-picture
and detail-oriented thinking
◍ observation.
