WGU D467 EXPLORING DATA COMPLETE
STUDY MATERIAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
●● Access control
Answer: Features such as password protection, user permissions, and
encryption that are used to protect a spreadsheet
●● Accuracy
Answer: The degree to which the data conforms to the actual entity
being measured or described
●● Action-oriented question
Answer: A question whose answers lead to change
●● Administrative metadata
Answer: Metadata that indicates the technical source of a digital asset
●● Agenda
Answer: A list of scheduled appointments
●● Algorithm
,Answer: A process or set of rules followed for a specific task
●● Analytical skills
Answer: Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve
problems
●● Analytical thinking
Answer: The process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving
it by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner
●● Attribute
Answer: A characteristic or quality of data used to label a column in a
table
●● Audio file
Answer: Digitized audio storage usually in an MP3, AAC, or other
compressed format
●● AVERAGE
Answer: A spreadsheet function that returns an average of the values
from a selected range
●● Bad data source
,Answer: A data source that is not reliable, original, comprehensive,
current, and cited (ROCCC)
●● Bias
Answer: A conscious or subconscious preference in favor of or against a
person, group of people, or thing
●● Big data
Answer: Large, complex datasets typically involving long periods of
time, which enable data analysts to address far-reaching business
problems
●● Boolean data
Answer: A data type with only two possible values, usually true or false
●● Borders
Answer: Lines that can be added around two or more cells on a
spreadsheet
●● Business task
Answer: The question or problem data analysis resolves for a business
●● Cell reference
, Answer: A cell or range of cells in a worksheet typically used in
formulas and functions
●● Cloud
Answer: A place to keep data online, rather than a computer hard drive
●● Completeness
Answer: The degree to which the data contains all desired components
or measures
●● Confidence interval
Answer: A range of values that conveys how likely a statistical estimate
reflects the population
●● Confidence level
Answer: The probability that a sample size accurately reflects the greater
population
●● Confirmation bias
Answer: The tendency to search for or interpret information in a way
that confirms pre-existing beliefs
●● Consent
STUDY MATERIAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
●● Access control
Answer: Features such as password protection, user permissions, and
encryption that are used to protect a spreadsheet
●● Accuracy
Answer: The degree to which the data conforms to the actual entity
being measured or described
●● Action-oriented question
Answer: A question whose answers lead to change
●● Administrative metadata
Answer: Metadata that indicates the technical source of a digital asset
●● Agenda
Answer: A list of scheduled appointments
●● Algorithm
,Answer: A process or set of rules followed for a specific task
●● Analytical skills
Answer: Qualities and characteristics associated with using facts to solve
problems
●● Analytical thinking
Answer: The process of identifying and defining a problem, then solving
it by using data in an organized, step-by-step manner
●● Attribute
Answer: A characteristic or quality of data used to label a column in a
table
●● Audio file
Answer: Digitized audio storage usually in an MP3, AAC, or other
compressed format
●● AVERAGE
Answer: A spreadsheet function that returns an average of the values
from a selected range
●● Bad data source
,Answer: A data source that is not reliable, original, comprehensive,
current, and cited (ROCCC)
●● Bias
Answer: A conscious or subconscious preference in favor of or against a
person, group of people, or thing
●● Big data
Answer: Large, complex datasets typically involving long periods of
time, which enable data analysts to address far-reaching business
problems
●● Boolean data
Answer: A data type with only two possible values, usually true or false
●● Borders
Answer: Lines that can be added around two or more cells on a
spreadsheet
●● Business task
Answer: The question or problem data analysis resolves for a business
●● Cell reference
, Answer: A cell or range of cells in a worksheet typically used in
formulas and functions
●● Cloud
Answer: A place to keep data online, rather than a computer hard drive
●● Completeness
Answer: The degree to which the data contains all desired components
or measures
●● Confidence interval
Answer: A range of values that conveys how likely a statistical estimate
reflects the population
●● Confidence level
Answer: The probability that a sample size accurately reflects the greater
population
●● Confirmation bias
Answer: The tendency to search for or interpret information in a way
that confirms pre-existing beliefs
●● Consent
