Data Analysis in Economics and Business
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What is a critical step in problem-solving according to the text?

  • Interpreting results from the analysis phase
  • Stating goals and objectives (correct)
  • Characterizing possible decisions
  • Evaluating different scenarios

What is a common challenge faced during problem-solving?

  • Translating results back to the real world
  • Implementing the solution
  • Finding an optimal solution
  • Incorporating judgment into decision-making (correct)

What is a key aspect of interpreting results in making good decisions?

  • Disregarding underlying assumptions
  • Capturing every detail of the real problem
  • Understanding the limitations of models (correct)
  • Avoiding judgment in decision-making

Which phase involves making a solution work in the organization?

<p>Implementing the solution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using predictive models in financial analytics?

<p>To forecast financial performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why must managers understand the limitations of models in decision-making?

<p>To ensure effective decision-making (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three Vs of big data according to Gartner's definition?

<p>Volume, Velocity, Variety (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data can be processed, stored, and retrieved in a fixed format?

<p>Structured data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'unstructured data' refer to?

<p>Data that lacks any specific form or structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is traditional data processing software unable to manage big data?

<p>Because big data is too voluminous and complex (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'volume' refer to in the context of big data?

<p>Amount of data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one characteristic of unstructured data?

<p>It lacks any specific form or structure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of data mining?

<p>To search and analyze a large batch of raw data to identify patterns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What stage comes after Data Understanding in the process of Data Mining?

<p>Data Preparation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique in Data Mining is based on the theory of associating certain groups of item purchases?

<p>Market Basket Analysis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do Regression Sums calculate in multiple regression analysis?

<p>Sum of squares after subtraction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for the need to extract information from data in Data Mining?

<p>To interpret the data and gain insights (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Data Mining, what does Market Basket Analysis help retailers understand?

<p>Purchase behavior of buyers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data is placed in categories according to a specified characteristic?

<p>Categorical (nominal) data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situation do problems exist according to the text?

<p>When there is a gap between actual and expected outcomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of data has a natural zero point and ratios are meaningful?

<p>Ratio Data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data is ranked or ordered according to some relationship with no fixed unit of measurement?

<p>Ordinal Data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do economists use data for in helping companies?

<p>To understand and predict population trends, interest rates, industry performance, consumer spending, and international trade (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a decision model according to the text?

<p>A logical or mathematical representation of a problem or business situation used for decision-making (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Education.EDM primarily concerned with?

<p>Developing methods to discover knowledge from educational environment data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which industry can data mining be used to predict product development span time and cost?

<p>Manufacturing Engineering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is CRM primarily focused on?

<p>Acquiring and retaining customers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which metric in Data Mining evaluates whether a model provides useful data?

<p>Data Mining Metrics Usefulness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Accuracy measure in data mining?

<p>How well the model correlates results with attributes in the data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key use of data mining in Banking and Finance?

<p>Finding patterns, causalities, and correlations in business information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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