Question 1

Infographics can present the results of large data analysis looking for patterns and relationships that monitor changes in variables over time.

Accepted Answer

Infographics can present the results of large data analysis looking for patterns and relationships that monitor changes in variables over time.

Question 2

Data visualization tools can help uncover correlations and trends in data that would otherwise go unrecognized.

Accepted Answer

Data visualization tools can help uncover correlations and trends in data that would otherwise go unrecognized.

Question 3

Analysis paralysis occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

Accepted Answer

Analysis paralysis occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

Question 4

Which of the following represents the different information granularities?

Accepted Answer

The different information granularities include detail, summary, and aggregate.

Question 5

Which of the following represents the different information formats?

Accepted Answer

The different information formats include document, presentation, spreadsheet, and database.

Question 6

Social media analytics analyzes unstructured data associated with websites to identify consumer behavior and website navigation.

Accepted Answer

Web analytics analyzes unstructured data associated with websites to identify consumer behavior and website navigation.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a primary trait of information?

Accepted Answer

Quality is the characteristic of information, not quantity.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the extent of detail within the information?

Accepted Answer

Information granularity refers to the extent of detail within the information.

Question 9

Employees need to compare different types of information for what they commonly reveal to make strategic decisions.Which of the choices below represents the three common types of information found throughout an organization?

Accepted Answer

Levels, formats, and granularities are the different types of information.

Question 10

Web analytics analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

Accepted Answer

Text analytics analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

Question 11

Association detection occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

Accepted Answer

Analysis paralysis occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

Question 12

What encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks?

Accepted Answer

Transactional information encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks.

Question 13

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City and his responsibilities include developing individual and departmental goals, and generating financial analysis across departments and the enterprise as a whole for the executive team to review.Ben's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring at the different information ________.

Accepted Answer

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City and his responsibilities include developing individual and departmental goals, and generating financial analysis across departments and the enterprise as a whole.Ben's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as different information levels.

Question 14

A data artist is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

Accepted Answer

A data artist is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

Question 15

A data miner is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

Accepted Answer

A data artist is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

Question 16

Web mining analysis describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective.

Accepted Answer

Data visualization describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective.

Question 17

Which of the following represent the four primary traits that help determine the value of information?

Accepted Answer

The four primary traits that help determine the value of information are information type, information timeliness, information quality, and information governance.

Question 18

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City and his responsibilities include developing reports for each salesperson, product, and part as well as departmental-wide sales reports by salesperson, product, and part.Ben's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring at the different information ________.

Accepted Answer

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City and his responsibilities include developing reports for each salesperson, product, and part as well as departmental-wide sales reports by salesperson, product, and part.Ben's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as different information granularities.

Question 19

Data visualization tools move beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more.

Accepted Answer

Data visualization tools move beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more.

Question 20

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City and his responsibilities include writing letters, memos, and emails along with generating reports for financial analysis and marketing materials for products.Ben's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring at the different information ________.

Accepted Answer

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City.Some of his responsibilities include writing letters, memos, faxes, emails, reports, financial spreadsheets, and generating marketing materials.These are all examples of information formats.

Quiz 6: Data: Business Intelligence

Infographics can present the results of large data analysis looking for patterns and relationships that monitor changes in variables over time.

Data visualization tools can help uncover correlations and trends in data that would otherwise go unrecognized.

Analysis paralysis occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

Which of the following represents the different information granularities?

Which of the following represents the different information formats?

Social media analytics analyzes unstructured data associated with websites to identify consumer behavior and website navigation.

Which of the following is not a primary trait of information?

Which of the following refers to the extent of detail within the information?

Employees need to compare different types of information for what they commonly reveal to make strategic decisions.Which of the choices below represents the three common types of information found throughout an organization?

Web analytics analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

Association detection occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.

What encompasses all of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks?

A data artist is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

A data miner is a business analytics specialist who uses visual tools to help people understand complex data.

Web mining analysis describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective.

Which of the following represent the four primary traits that help determine the value of information?

Data visualization tools move beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more.