*Weekly Challenge 1*

In data analytics, what term describes a collection of elements that interact with one another? The cloud environment A database A data ecosystem A modeling system

A data ecosystem

What tactics can a data analyst use to effectively blend gut instinct with facts? Select all that apply. Focus on intuition to choose which data to collect and how to analyze it. Ask how to define success for a project, but rely most heavily on their own personal perspective. Apply their unique past experiences to their current work, while keeping in mind the story the data is telling. Use their knowledge of how their company works to better understand a business need.

Apply their unique past experiences to their current work, while keeping in mind the story the data is telling. Use their knowledge of how their company works to better understand a business need.

You have recently subscribed to an online data analytics magazine. You really enjoyed an article and want to share it in the discussion forum. Which of the following would be appropriate in a post? Select all that apply. Checking your post for typos or grammatical errors Including an advertisement for how to subscribe to the data analytics magazine Including your own thoughts about the article Giving credit to the original author

Checking your post for typos or grammatical errors Including your own thoughts about the article Giving credit to the original author

Billings Upholstery has defined a problem it needs to solve: Find a more environmentally friendly way to produce its furniture. A data analyst gathers relevant data, analyzes it, and uses it to draw conclusions. The analyst then shares their analysis with subject-matter experts from the manufacturing team, who validate the findings. Finally, a plan is put into action. This scenario describes what process? Data science Identification of trends Data-driven decision-making Customer service

Data-driven decision-making

What do subject-matter experts do to support data-driven decision-making? Select all that apply. Review the results of data analysis and identify any inconsistencies Collect, transform, and organize data Offer insights into the business problem Validate the choices made as a result of the data insights

Review the results of data analysis and identify any inconsistencies Collect, transform, and organize data Validate the choices made as a result of the data insights

A data analyst finishes analyzing data for a marketing project. The results are clear, so they present findings and recommendations to the client. What should they have done before that presentation? Archived the datasets in order to keep them secure Shared the results with subject-matter experts from the marketing team for their input Created a model based on the results of the analysis Surveyed customers about results, conclusions, and recommendations

Shared the results with subject-matter experts from the marketing team for their input

Which of the following options describes data analysis? Creating new ways of modeling and understanding the unknown by using raw data The various elements that interact with one another in order to provide, manage, store, organize, analyze, and share data Using facts to guide business strategy The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

The collection, transformation, and organization of data in order to draw conclusions, make predictions, and drive informed decision-making

Fill in the blank: The primary goal of a data _____ is to find answers to existing questions by creating insights from data sources. designer scientist analyst engineer

analyst