INTRODUCTION The Impact of Data Science

PRACTICE QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: DATA-DRIVEN CAREERS

1. What type of data professionals are business intelligence professionals and technical project managers?

2. Fill in the blank: Expert _____ explores vast and complex datasets in order to identify worthwhile business initiatives.

PRACTICE QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: DATA CAREER SKILLS

1. What are traits related to communication and relationship-building?

2. Fill in the blank: A data professional practices _____ when they allow others to share their points of view before offering a response.

3. What is the process of formatting data and removing unwanted material?

PRACTICE QUIZ: TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: WORK IN THE FIELD

1. What type of data professional is responsible for ensuring an organization’s data ecosystem offers reliable results?

2. Fill in the blank: Analytics or _____ team managers supervise the analytical strategy of an organization.

3. What is a key part of the role of a business intelligence professional?

QUIZ: MODULE 2 CHALLENGE

1. Which of the following are examples of technical data professional roles? Select all that apply.

2. A data professional is at an event collaborating with programmers and other data professionals to create a solution to an existing problem using technology. What type of event are they attending?

3. What is the term for data that can be used to determine an individual’s identity, either by direct or indirect means?

4. Fill in the blank: A business _____ data by collecting information from a significant number of users. This increases the likelihood that the data will be representative of the population as a whole.

5. A team of data professionals discusses the potential of their personal backgrounds and beliefs affecting their data findings. They establish processes to ensure that they interpret and communicate sensitive information impartially. What does this scenario describe?

6. What term describes the development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks that normally require human reasoning or judgment?

7. Fill in the blank: Data stewardship is the responsibility of _____.

8. A data professional considers ways that their personal beliefs may inadvertently affect their work. They establish processes to ensure they collect and communicate sensitive information impartially. What does this scenario describe?

9. What are some typical responsibilities of technical data professionals? Select all that apply.

10. Fill in the blank: A good _____ is a segment of a population that is representative of the entire population.

11. What are some ways in which a data professional can promote their company’s data stewardship? Select all that apply.

12. Fill in the blank: Data professionals come together during _____ to create a solution to an existing problem using technology.

13. What are some examples of personally identifiable information? Select all that apply.

14. What are the key benefits of aggregate information? Select all that apply.

15. Fill in the blank: A good sample is a segment of a population that is _____ the entire population.

16. What do data professionals do during a hackathon?

17. Fill in the blank: Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems that are able to perform tasks that normally require _____ intelligence.

18. At a business, who is responsible for ensuring socially beneficial and inclusive practices, applying scientific and ethical principles, and staying aware of possible bias?

19. A data manager brainstorms ways to ensure that the experiences and worldviews of their team members do not affect data team projects. They establish processes for impartially analyzing and communicating sensitive information. What does this scenario describe?

20. Fill in the blank: Artificial intelligence is the development of _____ that are able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.

21. Fill in the blank: A national identification number is an example of _____, which may permit someone’s identity to be inferred, either by direct or indirect means.

22. What type of data professionals include expert data analysts, machine learning engineers, and statisticians?

23. What type of data is available to the public for free and includes guidance for navigating the datasets and acknowledging the source?

24. Fill in the blank: A person’s background, experiences, and beliefs lead to _____, which may negatively affect data work.