Victoria Secret maintains a large data warehouse in which it keeps track of inventory, buying patterns, and regional differences.An examination of information from a data warehouse subset that contained data from its Miami, Florida, stores showed that for every one black bra purchased ten ivory bras were purchased.This subset is referred to as a(n):
A)data mart
B)information network
C)data mine
D)information cluster
E)data nugget

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A data mart is a subset of a data warehouse, often focused on a specific business line or team. In this case, the subset containing data from Victoria Secret's Miami stores is a data mart because it is a smaller, more focused set of data extracted from the larger data warehouse for specific analysis.

Victoria Secret Maintains a Large Data Warehouse in Which It