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2.1 The Data Analytics Revolution

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Data analytics involved looking at historical data to...

a)

uncover trends, patterns and other descriptive information about an organization

b)

dicover patterns and trends

c)

for trending, data analytics

d)

uncover insights into customer and employee behaviors

2.

Data sets used for analysis of trends, patterns and other descriptive information about an organization, is called?

a)

traditional analytics

b)

descriptive analytics

c)

predictive analytics

d)

business decisions analytics

3.

descriptive analytics contain static data such as

a)

past product performance

b)

customer transactions

c)

inventory levels

d)

inventory lead times

4.

descriptive analytics

a)

is usually analyzed immediately

b)

the less compiled

c)

is to present information

d)

is not usually analyzed immediately

5.

What is the primary goal of traditional data analysis?

a)

Is to present results of descriptive analytics

b)

is to present information in a way that is easy for non-technical decision makers to understand

c)

is no longer enough only to run descriptive analysis on data

d)

is not used to draw inferences

6.

Examples of insights uncovered through traditional analytics include...

a)

past product performance

b)

company profitability

c)

inventory lead times

d)

advertising program success

7.

Example of organizations using advanced analytics to improve their operations

a)

company profitability, inventory lead times

b)

a bussines looking at historical data

c)

a manufacturer constantly monitoring defect reports in order to modify production processes as quickly as possible

d)

a bank immediately discards each transaction from the account

8.

It is focused on what has happened

a)

Diagnostic analytics

b)

Predictive analytics

c)

Prescriptive analytics

d)

Descriptive analytics

9.

It is focused on what could happen

a)

Prescriptive analytics

b)

Predictive analytics

c)

Diagnostic analytics

d)

Descriptive analytics

10.

It is focused on what should happen

a)

Prescriptive analytics

b)

Descriptive analytics

c)

Diagnostic analytics

d)

Predictive analytics

11.

It is focused on why things happen

a)

Descriptive analytics

b)

Predictive analytics

c)

Diagnostic analytics

d)

Prescriptive analytics