WGU MBA - DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /
SCORED A+.
For companies to attract and retain their best customers they need a complete portrait of who they are. To
develop this portrait companies turn to...
Statistics
Analytics
Management Science
Histograms - ANSWER-Analytics
A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while specifically minimizing labor costs. What type
of analytics might they employ to achieve this goal?
Descriptive Analytics
Predictive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Diagnostic Analytics - ANSWER-Prescriptive Analytics
What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant within a data set and is sometimes
caused by faulty equipment or bias?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Systematic - ANSWER-Systematic
An Educator develops a new standardized test to measure math skills of ninth graders. She has students
in her home state of Ohio take the test. If the test is to be used on a national level, what type of error
might be found in her data?
,Omission Error
Systematic Error
Measurement Bias
Information Bias - ANSWER-Measurement Bias
A city government is trying to determine the national origins of its recent immigrant population. If a survey
of the immigrant population is conducted in English what type of error might be present in the data?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Accuracy - ANSWER-Omission
The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in competitive markets. Which of the following
characteristics is not true of big data?
Requires the use of analytics
Contains structured data
Contains unstructured data
Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets - ANSWER-Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
The Davenport-Kim three-stage model consists of framing the problem, solving the problem, and
communicating results. Which two of the following are part of framing the problem stage?
Determine the scope of the problem
Data collection
Review of previous findings
Presenting a recommendation - ANSWER-Determine the scope of the problem
Review of previous findings
, A healthcare provider is researching blood glucose levels before and after exercising. What two elements
should be part of any experimental study such as this?
Treatment procedures
Patient observation
Statistical validity
Experimental response - ANSWER-Experimental response
Treatment procedures
Runners cover 26.2 miles in the Olympics marathon. What level of measurement is this?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Ratio
What level of measurement is the type of cars produced in Ford factory?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Nominal
What level of measurement is this the 10 best cities in the U.S. to retire in?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Ordinal
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /
SCORED A+.
For companies to attract and retain their best customers they need a complete portrait of who they are. To
develop this portrait companies turn to...
Statistics
Analytics
Management Science
Histograms - ANSWER-Analytics
A manufacturer wants to maximize their factory output while specifically minimizing labor costs. What type
of analytics might they employ to achieve this goal?
Descriptive Analytics
Predictive Analytics
Prescriptive Analytics
Diagnostic Analytics - ANSWER-Prescriptive Analytics
What type of data error that occurs in measurement is constant within a data set and is sometimes
caused by faulty equipment or bias?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Systematic - ANSWER-Systematic
An Educator develops a new standardized test to measure math skills of ninth graders. She has students
in her home state of Ohio take the test. If the test is to be used on a national level, what type of error
might be found in her data?
,Omission Error
Systematic Error
Measurement Bias
Information Bias - ANSWER-Measurement Bias
A city government is trying to determine the national origins of its recent immigrant population. If a survey
of the immigrant population is conducted in English what type of error might be present in the data?
Random
Omission
Outlier
Accuracy - ANSWER-Omission
The use of Big Data is increasingly important to businesses in competitive markets. Which of the following
characteristics is not true of big data?
Requires the use of analytics
Contains structured data
Contains unstructured data
Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets - ANSWER-Can be analyzed with traditional spreadsheets
The Davenport-Kim three-stage model consists of framing the problem, solving the problem, and
communicating results. Which two of the following are part of framing the problem stage?
Determine the scope of the problem
Data collection
Review of previous findings
Presenting a recommendation - ANSWER-Determine the scope of the problem
Review of previous findings
, A healthcare provider is researching blood glucose levels before and after exercising. What two elements
should be part of any experimental study such as this?
Treatment procedures
Patient observation
Statistical validity
Experimental response - ANSWER-Experimental response
Treatment procedures
Runners cover 26.2 miles in the Olympics marathon. What level of measurement is this?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Ratio
What level of measurement is the type of cars produced in Ford factory?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Nominal
What level of measurement is this the 10 best cities in the U.S. to retire in?
Nominal
Ordinal
Interval
Ratio - ANSWER-Ordinal
