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Data Quality Problems Introduction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which option best describes a detection mode that checks values against predefined rules like valid ranges or formats?

a)

Pattern-based detection mines frequent motifs

b)

Data distribution-based detection compares histograms

c)

Constraint-based detection enforces explicit rules

d)

Model-based detection uses fitted simulations

2.

A dataset contains two identical customer records after a batch import. What type of data quality problem is this, and what is its likely cardinality?

a)

Anomalous data with single-point cardinality

b)

Duplicate data with collection cardinality

c)

Incorrect data with single-point cardinality

d)

Obsolete data with collection cardinality

3.

You are monitoring sensor readings over time and suspect subtle drifts across days rather than a single bad value. Which relationship and detection mode pairing is most appropriate to investigate?

a)

Structural records with model-based detection

b)

Graph-based data with constraint-based detection

c)

Temporal sequences with data distribution-based detection

d)

Spatial data with pattern-based detection

4.

Which best describes a misfielded value in a relational table?

a)

A NULL value in a required column

b)

A correct value stored in the wrong column

c)

A misspelled value in the same column

d)

A duplicated value across multiple rows

5.

In the committee table, a phone number like 74415567 under the Tel column most likely indicates which issue?

a)

Bivariate dependency between name and city

b)

Outlier due to extreme numeric magnitude

c)

Duplicate record for the same person

d)

Inconsistent formatting across similar fields

6.

When detecting outliers using bivariate analysis, which rule is illustrated by the green box on the X–Y plot?

a)

Apply Mahalanobis distance using covariance of X and Y

b)

Select points beyond three standard deviations only

c)

Exclude points inside the inner quartile rectangle

d)

Keep points within 2%–98% quantiles for X and Y

7.

Why can multivariate analysis flag different outliers than bivariate analysis in the scatterplots shown?

a)

It uses wider quantile thresholds for each axis

b)

It disregards correlations and treats axes separately

c)

It accounts for covariance across variables jointly

d)

It replaces numeric distances with categorical bins

8.

Which scenario best illustrates disguised missing data detectable through a distribution anomaly, as shown in the diagrams?

a)

Birthdates clustered on January first week only

b)

Evenly spaced ages from teens to nineties

c)

Slightly higher births on summer weekends

d)

Uniform birthdates across all calendar days

9.

In the age-category histogram for online shoppers, which categories would most likely signal a data-entry or coding issue rather than a true pattern?

a)

<0 and >90 age buckets near zero

b)

61–70 bucket moderately lower than peak

c)

31–40 and 41–50 buckets near 400

d)

21–30 bucket slightly above average

10.

Two news items report and then retract a CEO’s death. What is the most appropriate data-quality action before updating a critical dashboard?

a)

Verify with multiple authoritative sources first

b)

Post immediately and correct later if needed

c)

Rely on a single well-known outlet only

d)

Ignore all reports until next month’s cycle