Question 1

You've started an internship at the major hospital in your city. Your boss gave you ten minutes of training on the data warehouse that you have access to. The last thing she told you was to do some analysis on the Visit cube. Which of the following statements is false?
A) One dimension of the cube is (probably) day.
B) One dimension of the cube is (probably) treatment.
C) One dimension of the cube is (probably) doctor.
D) One dimension of the cube is (probably) month.
E) One dimension of the cube is (probably) patient.

Accepted Answer

Based on the information given, it is likely that the data warehouse includes a time dimension, but it is not certain whether the time dimension is broken down by day or month. All of the other dimensions are plausible, including treatment, doctor, and patient.

Question 2

Refer to Closing Case - Which of the following statements is not true about SCPD's use of PredPol's analytic tools
A) Predictive policing allowed SCPD to make more efficient use of its resources
B) PredPol's analytics indicated that each patrol car should only stay in one small area
C) Predictive policing identified areas where the probability of crimes occurring was high
D) Predictive policing saved SCPD money because fewer arrests were made
E) Predictive policing was initially not an attractive tool to the policemen

Accepted Answer

PredPol's analytics did not indicate that each patrol car should only stay in one small area; rather, it helped identify areas with a high probability of crime, allowing for more strategic deployment of resources.

Question 3

Describe the three major roles of managers.
Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

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Question 4

Explain how what-if analysis is employed, using examples.
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

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Question 5

Describe how your university could use a decision support system in its admissions process.
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

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Question 6

Explain why managers need IT support.
Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

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Question 7

Explain what data visualization technologies are, using examples.
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

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Question 8

Describe the phases in the decision-making process.
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Question 9

Refer to IT's About Business 12.1 - Analytics Helps Farmers: _______ is a method or technique that has consistently shown superior results to those achieved with other means;
A) Business Analytics
B) Benchmarking
C) A Best Practice
D) Online Transaction Processing
E) Online Analytical Processing

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Question 10

Discuss the information technologies that are available to support managers.
Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

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Question 11

Explain data mining, using examples.
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

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Question 12

Refer to IT's About Business 12.3 - Predicting Customer Behavior: Seminole uses Enterprise Miner to
A) Make its direct marketing efforts more productive
B) Organize concerts that attract more customers
C) Determine the best time to have concerts
D) Record addresses for the direct mailers for concerts
E) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The article specifically states that Seminole used Enterprise Miner to "optimize its direct marketing efforts." The other options are not mentioned in the article as ways that Seminole used Enterprise Miner.

Question 13

Describe how your university could use a geographical information system in its admissions process. What value could your university gain from using such a system?
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

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Question 14

Describe OLAP, and explain what a data cube is.
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Question 15

Speculate on the future of virtual reality applications in higher (college and university) education. Describe some possible applications.
Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Presenting Results

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Question 16

Discuss the structure of problems, the nature of decisions, and the framework for computerized decision analysis.
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Question 17

Refer to IT's About Business 12.4 - Analytics Helps to Reduce Injuries to Rugby Players: The Leicester Tigers are working with IBM to?
A) Stop injury prone players from competing in games
B) Assess the likelihood a player will get injured
C) Tailor exercise regimen to decrease the likelihood of injury
D) Help injured players recover faster.
E) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The article states that the Leicester Tigers are using IBM's predictive analytics to analyze data on player performance and injury history and create tailored exercise regimens to decrease the likelihood of injury. The other options, although related to injury prevention, are not specifically mentioned in the article as being the focus of the collaboration between the Leicester Tigers and IBM.

Question 18

The use of BI is limited to large corporations.

Accepted Answer

The use of BI is not limited to large corporations. With the availability of affordable BI tools and cloud-based solutions, smaller businesses can also implement BI to improve their decision-making processes.

Question 19

Sally is working for her uncle for the summer in the marketing department of Proctor & Gamble. She tells you she does data mining all day long. Which of the following statements is false?
A) Data mining can be used to prove assumptions.
B) Data mining is used to identify unknown patterns.
C) Data mining can explain why things happened.
D) Data mining can predict what will happen.
E) Data mining can be used to identify customers.

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Question 20

Shawn is doing some budgeting for his new start-up business. He has developed a budget in Excel using formulas, as he was taught to do in college. Which of the following statements is true?
A) If Shawn changes one of his assumptions, Excel will automatically recalculate the budget numbers.
B) Shawn would use sensitivity analysis to check the impact of changing his price.
C) Shawn would use roll-up to review his summary numbers.
D) Shawn would use what-if analysis to check the impact of changing his price and the commission he pays his sales people.
E) Shawn would use goal-seeking analysis to examine the impact of changing his forecast of units sold.

Accepted Answer

The statement "If Shawn changes one of his assumptions, Excel will automatically recalculate the budget numbers" is true because Excel formulas automatically recalculate based on changes in input values. The other options describe different types of analysis that Shawn could use to further analyze his budget, but they are not directly related to the fact that Excel will recalculate his budget numbers.

Quiz 11: Crm and Scm

You've started an internship at the major hospital in your city. Your boss gave you ten minutes of training on the data warehouse that you have access to. The last thing she told you was to do some analysis on the Visit cube. Which of the following statements is false?

Refer to Closing Case - Which of the following statements is not true about SCPD's use of PredPol's analytic tools

Describe the three major roles of managers. Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

Explain how what-if analysis is employed, using examples. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Describe how your university could use a decision support system in its admissions process. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Explain why managers need IT support. Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

Explain what data visualization technologies are, using examples. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Describe the phases in the decision-making process. Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

Refer to IT's About Business 12.1 - Analytics Helps Farmers: _______ is a method or technique that has consistently shown superior results to those achieved with other means;

Discuss the information technologies that are available to support managers. Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

Explain data mining, using examples. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Refer to IT's About Business 12.3 - Predicting Customer Behavior: Seminole uses Enterprise Miner to

Describe how your university could use a geographical information system in its admissions process. What value could your university gain from using such a system? Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Describe OLAP, and explain what a data cube is. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Data Analysis

Speculate on the future of virtual reality applications in higher (college and university) education. Describe some possible applications. Section reference 1: Business Intelligence Applications for Presenting Results

Discuss the structure of problems, the nature of decisions, and the framework for computerized decision analysis. Section reference 1: Managers and Decision Making

Refer to IT's About Business 12.4 - Analytics Helps to Reduce Injuries to Rugby Players: The Leicester Tigers are working with IBM to?

The use of BI is limited to large corporations.

Sally is working for her uncle for the summer in the marketing department of Proctor & Gamble. She tells you she does data mining all day long. Which of the following statements is false?

Shawn is doing some budgeting for his new start-up business. He has developed a budget in Excel using formulas, as he was taught to do in college. Which of the following statements is true?