WGU D204 pre assessment questions with verified
answers
A data analyst has identified combination of sales transactions that frequently
occur together in data over the past five years. Which phase of the data analytics
lifecycle is represented by the analysis? Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
A data analyst needs to contact a specific member of the database administration
team. Which method would be used to discover the persons email address?
Ans✓✓✓ Send an email to the team members manager
A data analyst notices that the data selected for an analytics project is Swae Lee
misaligned with the research question. How can the data analyst resolve this
situation Ans✓✓✓ Adjust the research question to reframe the analysis
A data analytics project manager has been asked to complete a project on a very
short timeline. Which action is likely to be a positive results? Ans✓✓✓ Expand
team with experienced staff
A key stakeholder who provides resources and advocacy from project initiation to
closure Ans✓✓✓ Project sponsor
A specific drug is manufactured for the treatment of depression. The company
decides to ignore research results on an alternative less expensive drug treatment
in order to make higher profits. Which ASA ethical standard has the company
violated? Ans✓✓✓ conflict of interest
An analyst applies statistical formula to obtain the average temperature for a city
over the last 50 years
, Which phase of the data analytics life cycle is represented by this activity
Ans✓✓✓ exploratory data analysis
An analyst has been asked to analyze the open ended responses from customers
on a satisfaction survey. Which type of data is the animal is working with on this
project? Ans✓✓✓ Qualitative
An analyst is looking at data that includes the customers address date of purchase
an age. Which question can be answered from this data? Ans✓✓✓ Which state
has the highest total customers
An analyst realizes that the data set has been reduced significantly resulting in
sample sizes that are too small. In which phase of the data analytics lifecycle did
this likely occur? Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
An oil company uses robots and sensors to detect how pipeline corrosion 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 Ans✓✓✓ To minimize
interruptions from maintenance shutdowns
Data analytics project team is preparing to develop a productive model that will
be included within a business intelligence toll for upper management. Which step
should be considered for inclusion when creating the project schedule? Ans✓✓✓
Business intelligence tool interface training
During which phase in the data analytics life cycle would a churn analysis be
performed Ans✓✓✓ predictive analysis
answers
A data analyst has identified combination of sales transactions that frequently
occur together in data over the past five years. Which phase of the data analytics
lifecycle is represented by the analysis? Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
A data analyst needs to contact a specific member of the database administration
team. Which method would be used to discover the persons email address?
Ans✓✓✓ Send an email to the team members manager
A data analyst notices that the data selected for an analytics project is Swae Lee
misaligned with the research question. How can the data analyst resolve this
situation Ans✓✓✓ Adjust the research question to reframe the analysis
A data analytics project manager has been asked to complete a project on a very
short timeline. Which action is likely to be a positive results? Ans✓✓✓ Expand
team with experienced staff
A key stakeholder who provides resources and advocacy from project initiation to
closure Ans✓✓✓ Project sponsor
A specific drug is manufactured for the treatment of depression. The company
decides to ignore research results on an alternative less expensive drug treatment
in order to make higher profits. Which ASA ethical standard has the company
violated? Ans✓✓✓ conflict of interest
An analyst applies statistical formula to obtain the average temperature for a city
over the last 50 years
, Which phase of the data analytics life cycle is represented by this activity
Ans✓✓✓ exploratory data analysis
An analyst has been asked to analyze the open ended responses from customers
on a satisfaction survey. Which type of data is the animal is working with on this
project? Ans✓✓✓ Qualitative
An analyst is looking at data that includes the customers address date of purchase
an age. Which question can be answered from this data? Ans✓✓✓ Which state
has the highest total customers
An analyst realizes that the data set has been reduced significantly resulting in
sample sizes that are too small. In which phase of the data analytics lifecycle did
this likely occur? Ans✓✓✓ Data mining
An oil company uses robots and sensors to detect how pipeline corrosion 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 Ans✓✓✓ To minimize
interruptions from maintenance shutdowns
Data analytics project team is preparing to develop a productive model that will
be included within a business intelligence toll for upper management. Which step
should be considered for inclusion when creating the project schedule? Ans✓✓✓
Business intelligence tool interface training
During which phase in the data analytics life cycle would a churn analysis be
performed Ans✓✓✓ predictive analysis
