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BUSINESS ANALYTICS f
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Business Analytics (Evans) f f
Chapter 1 Introduction to Business Analyticsf f f f f
1) Descriptive analytics: f
A) can predict risk and find relationships in data not readily apparent with traditional analyses.
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B) helps companies classify their customers into segments to develop specific marketing
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campaigns.
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C) helps detect hidden patterns in large quantities of data to group data into sets to predict
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behavior.
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D) can use mathematical techniques with optimization to make decisions that take into account
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the uncertainty in the data.
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Answer:
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Blooms: Remember f
Topic: Scope of Business Analytics
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LO1: Explain and provide examples of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.LO2:
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fCompare and contrast tools for presenting and organizing data
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2) A manager at Gampco Inc. wishes to know the company's revenue and profit in its previous
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quarter. Which of the following business analytics will help the manager?
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A) prescriptive analytics f
B) normative analytics f
C) descriptive analytics f
D) predictive analytics f
Answer: C
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Diff: 1 f
Blooms: Apply fff
AACSB: Analytic
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Skills
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Topic: Scope of Business Analytics
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LO1: Explain and provide examples of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.LO2:
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fDescribe the major tools and criteria for decision making.
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3) Predictive analytics: f
A) summarizes data into meaningful charts and reports that can be standardized or customized. f f f f f f f f f f f f
B) identifies the best alternatives to minimize or maximize an objective.
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C) uses data to determine a course of action to be executed in a given situation.
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D) detects patterns in historical data and extrapolates them forward in time.
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Answer: D
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Diff: 2 f
Blooms: Remember f
Topic: Scope of Business Analytics
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LO1: Explain and provide examples of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.LO2:
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fCompare and contrast tools for presenting and organizing data
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