Into to Data Analytics

Question 1

Develops & maintains data architectures

Answer 1

Data Engineer

Question 2

Converts raw data into usable data

Answer 2

Data Engineer

Question 3

Translates data and numbers into plain language

Answer 3

Data Analyst

Question 4

Identifies correlations, finds patterns, and applies statistical methods to analyze and mine data

Answer 4

Data Analyst

Question 5

Uses the data derived from Data Engineers to generate insight

Answer 5

Data Analyst

Question 6

Trains on past data to create predictive models

Answer 6

Data Scientist

Question 7

Uses data from Data Analytics & Data Engineers to predict the future using data from the past

Answer 7

Data Scientist

Question 8

Answers the questions “Are the users search experiences generally good or bad with the search functionality on our site?”

Answer 8

Data Analyst

Question 9

Answers the questions “What percentage of my customers am I likely to lose to competition in the next quarter?”

Answer 9

Data Scientist

Question 10

Leverages the work of Data Analytics and Data Scientists to look at the possible implications for their business and the actions they need to take or reccomend

Answer 10

Business Analyst

Question 11

Focuses on market forces & external influences. Also, explores data to extract insights & actionables that improves business performance

Answer 11

BI Analyst

Question 12

The process of gathering, cleaning, analyzing, and mining data

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Data Analysis

Question 13

“What Happened”

Provides insight into past events

Answer 13

Descriptive Analytics

Question 14

“Why did it happen”

Takes insight from Descriptive Analytics to dig deeper to find the cause of the outcome

Answer 14

Diagnostic Analytics

Question 15

“What will happen next”

Leverages historical data and trends to predict future outcomes

Answer 15

Predictive Analytics

Question 16

“What should be done about it”

Analyzes past decisions & events to estimate the likelihood of different outcomes

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Prescriptive Analytics

Question 17

What are the 7 processes of Data Analysis

Answer 17

• Understanding the problem & desired result
• Setting a clear metric
• Gathering data
• Cleaning Data
• Analyzing and Mining Data
• Interpreting Results
• Presenting your Findings

Question 18

The systematic computational analysis of data and statistics

-Based on historical data

Answer 18

Analysis

Question 19

The systematic computational analysis of data or statistics

-Predicting the future of performance

Answer 19

Analytics

Question 20

Where raw data is staged so it can be organized, cleaned, and optimized for use by end-users

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Enterprise Data Environment

Question 21

Business stakeholders, analysts, and programmers who consume data for various purposes are considered?

Answer 21

End-Users

Question 22

What are the 3 emerging technologies that are reshaping the data ecosystem?

Answer 22

• Cloud Computing
• Machine Learning
• Big Data

Question 23

What are the 4 primary types of Data Analysis?

Answer 23

• Descriptive Analytics
• Diagnostic Analytics
• Predictive Analytics
• Prescriptive Analytics

Question 24

Helps decode “what happened”

Answer 24

Descriptive Analytics

Question 25

Helps us understand “why it happend”

Answer 25

Diagnostic Analytics

Question 26

Analyzes historical data and trends to suggest “what will happen next”

Answer 26

Predictive Analytics

Question 27

“What should be done next”

Answer 27

Prescriptive Analytics