OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT THE DATA
ANALYTICS JOURNEY PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what strategy will contribute to effective data representation and reporting?
a) excluding unrelated data
b) creating a new training data set
c) extracting data from source repositories
d) selecting data for a prediction model - ANSWER-a
what are two purposes of the reporting phase of the data analytics life cycle?
a) provide the conclusions from the analysis in an engaging manner
b) provide actionable insights that can inform decision-making
c) provide a tool for decision-makers to import and analyze more data
d) provide an automated way for decision-makers to test their own models -
ANSWER-a, b
during which phase of the data analytics life cycle does an analyst create a story to
report data
a) data cleaning
b) data reporting
c) data acquistion
d) data mining - ANSWER-b
what is a common duty of a database administrator?
a) maintain data on the IT infrastructure
b) set project timelines, milestones, and goals
c) define business needs at the onset of a project
d) acquire funding for data analytics projects - ANSWER-a
what is an example of an external stakeholder for a data analytics project?
a) president/ ceo
b) regulatory body
c) data analyst supervisor
d) project manager - ANSWER-b
which part has the primary vision for a data analytics project and brings resources to
complete it?
a) data analysts
b) customers
c) project sponsors
, d) project managers - ANSWER-c
what does the critical path represent in data analytics project management?
a) minimum time to complete independent tasks
b) maximum time to complete dependent tasks
c) minimum time to complete dependent tasks
d) maximum time to complete independent tasks - ANSWER-c
a data analytics project manager has been asked to compelte a project on a very
short timeline. Which action is lieky to yield positive results?
a) expand the term with experience staff
b) require current team to work overtime
c) outsource the skilled work to an unproven vendor
d) accept lowered quality standards - ANSWER-a
which type of project management problem occurs when a data mining task has
started but a data acquistion task has not been completed?
a) procedure
b) scope
c) schedule
d) cost - ANSWER-c
how can an organization imrpove interprofessional communication among team
members?
a) by requiring weekly updates on project deadlines
b) by using tools that provide a team-based collaboration space
c) by setting work priorites for team members
d) by ensuring employees can recite the desired outcomes - ANSWER-b
which aspect of data exploration occurs when an analyst writes code to compile a
bar graph of dog food sales per month
a) performance of a correlation analysis
b) analysis of data anomalies
c) determination of variabilities
d) verification through visualization - ANSWER-d
an oil company uses robots and sensors to detect how pipeline correosion changes
over time. The collected data is then used in a predictive model that estimates when
a pipe should be replaced. How does the predictive model serve this oil company?
a) to minimize interruptions from maintenance shutdowns
b) to improve compliance with pipeline construction standards
c) to improve compliance with piepline disposal standards
d) to minimize the need for workforce safety training - ANSWER-a
ANALYTICS JOURNEY PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
what strategy will contribute to effective data representation and reporting?
a) excluding unrelated data
b) creating a new training data set
c) extracting data from source repositories
d) selecting data for a prediction model - ANSWER-a
what are two purposes of the reporting phase of the data analytics life cycle?
a) provide the conclusions from the analysis in an engaging manner
b) provide actionable insights that can inform decision-making
c) provide a tool for decision-makers to import and analyze more data
d) provide an automated way for decision-makers to test their own models -
ANSWER-a, b
during which phase of the data analytics life cycle does an analyst create a story to
report data
a) data cleaning
b) data reporting
c) data acquistion
d) data mining - ANSWER-b
what is a common duty of a database administrator?
a) maintain data on the IT infrastructure
b) set project timelines, milestones, and goals
c) define business needs at the onset of a project
d) acquire funding for data analytics projects - ANSWER-a
what is an example of an external stakeholder for a data analytics project?
a) president/ ceo
b) regulatory body
c) data analyst supervisor
d) project manager - ANSWER-b
which part has the primary vision for a data analytics project and brings resources to
complete it?
a) data analysts
b) customers
c) project sponsors
, d) project managers - ANSWER-c
what does the critical path represent in data analytics project management?
a) minimum time to complete independent tasks
b) maximum time to complete dependent tasks
c) minimum time to complete dependent tasks
d) maximum time to complete independent tasks - ANSWER-c
a data analytics project manager has been asked to compelte a project on a very
short timeline. Which action is lieky to yield positive results?
a) expand the term with experience staff
b) require current team to work overtime
c) outsource the skilled work to an unproven vendor
d) accept lowered quality standards - ANSWER-a
which type of project management problem occurs when a data mining task has
started but a data acquistion task has not been completed?
a) procedure
b) scope
c) schedule
d) cost - ANSWER-c
how can an organization imrpove interprofessional communication among team
members?
a) by requiring weekly updates on project deadlines
b) by using tools that provide a team-based collaboration space
c) by setting work priorites for team members
d) by ensuring employees can recite the desired outcomes - ANSWER-b
which aspect of data exploration occurs when an analyst writes code to compile a
bar graph of dog food sales per month
a) performance of a correlation analysis
b) analysis of data anomalies
c) determination of variabilities
d) verification through visualization - ANSWER-d
an oil company uses robots and sensors to detect how pipeline correosion changes
over time. The collected data is then used in a predictive model that estimates when
a pipe should be replaced. How does the predictive model serve this oil company?
a) to minimize interruptions from maintenance shutdowns
b) to improve compliance with pipeline construction standards
c) to improve compliance with piepline disposal standards
d) to minimize the need for workforce safety training - ANSWER-a
