WGU C207 – Final Self-Assessments Q&A MODULE 1 1. IF you were to take your temperature 10 times in a row using the same thermometer and got the same result every time, you could say that the thermometer is . a. Valid b. Reliable c. Accurate d. Measurable 2. According to the 2000 census the averag...
1. IF you were to take your temperature 10 times in a row using the same thermometer and
got the same result every time, you could say that the thermometer is .
a. Valid
b. Reliable
c. Accurate
d. Measurable
2. According to the 2000 census the average number of people in a family in the US was 3.17.
Since it isn't possible to have .17 of a person, you would use a data point to describe the
number of people in your family.
a. Continuous
b. Discrete
c. Valid
d. Ordinal
3. You survey 100 New Yorkers about their preference for New York style or Chicago style
pizza. What would be wrong with this?
a. You would encounter information bias
b. You would encounter gender bias
c. You would encounter random error
d. You would encounter measurement bias
4. Rankings are an example of which kind of data?
a. Nominal
b. Continuous
c. Ordinal
d. Discrete
5. The science of using mathematical procedures to describe data is .
a. Statistics
b. Mathematics
c. Descriptive data
d. Analytics
6. The third stage of Davenport and Kim's Three Stage Model of quantitative decision making
is which of the following?
a. Solving the problem
, b. Framing the problem
c. Communicating results
d. None of the above
7. Cleaning and organizing collected raw data refers to which of the following?
a. Data collection
b. Data management
c. Data discovery
d. Rectangular data
8. Suppose you wanted to measure the air quality in cities with a higher proportion of bicycle
riders to drivers. What kind of study might you use?
a. Observational study
b. Experimental study
c. Double-blind study
d. Triple-blind study
9. Suppose you were to use analytics in an experiment to determine how many salespeople to
assign to particular sales territories based on the makeup and performance of the territories
in the results of the experiment. You would be using which kind of analytics?
a. Predictive
b. Prescriptive
c. Descriptive
d. Proactive
10. Suppose you employed analytics to determine which sales territories had shown the most
profitable growth in the last four quarter and would most likely do so again in the future.
You would be using which kind of analytics?
a. Predictive
b. Prescriptive
c. Descriptive
d. Proactive
11. Of the following, which is considered the most serious kind of data error?
a. Poorly formatted data
b. Number transportation
c. Out-of-range data
d. Missing data
, 12. If you designed a drug trial in which the subject, the data gatherer, and the treatment
allocator did not know who was in the control group then you created a study.
a. Blind
b. Biased
c. Double-blind
d. Triple-blind
13. Suppose you were making a simplified representation of a complex problem in order to solve
it, which stage of the Three Stage Model would you be in?
a. Framing the problem
b. Data collection
c. Solving the problem
d. Communicating results
14. Assume you are measuring the various returns on investment, over the past year, for
four different stocks in your portfolio. You find the following values (each as a percent of
your investment): 4.68, 5.65, 3.78, -0.46, 6.91. What kind of data are these data points?
a. Continuous data
b. Nominal data
c. Discrete data
d. Ordinal data
15. If you were to take your temperature 10 times in a row using the same thermometer and get
the following results (in degrees Fahrenheit), what could you assume about the thermometer?
34, 99, 108, 45, 66, 21, 78, 53, 94, 102
a. It is reliable but not valid
b. It is valid but not reliable
c. It is neither reliable nor valid
d. It is both reliable and valid
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller YOURVERIFIEDEXAMPLUG. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $13.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
