Data analytics has four broad categories that range in value and complexity. Each of the four category types strives towards answering questions that assist decision makers in their efforts to gather relevant data. Which of the following is an example of a question answered by diagnostic data analytics?
A) What is the change in the company's profitability across regions?
B) What is the expected volume of production for the next year?
C) What is the number of five-star reviews for the company online?
D) Why did the Western region have a decrease in profits when the East did not?

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This question requires familiarity with the four broad categories that data analytics can be placed in. Choice D is correct because answering the question of why a particular region experienced a change but another did not is an example of a question that would be answered using diagnostic data analytics. The remaining choices are incorrect because they represent questions answered by one of the other three categories.

Data Analytics Has Four Broad Categories That Range in Value