An analyst is using a Data Flow Diagram (DFD) to depict the flow of data across a data security company. Which of the following is true about DFDs?
To gain traction on online sales, a retailer initiated a marketing campaign using banner ads. The company has requested their analytics team to evaluate the performance of the campaign. During the presentation, the analyst confirmed that the campaign did bring in a large number of net new customers to the website and met the target sales conversion rate. They also noted that there was a high number of repeat visitors not completing a sale. What decision would help the retailer improve sales conversion rates for repeat visitors?
The analytics team has completed analyzing a dataset and unfortunately the data didn't deliver the kinds of insights that the team was hoping for. After much contemplation, they decide to:
A marketing director has asked the question 'How many product purchases are expected this coming year given the current marketing campaign?". What type of analytics would be performed to answer this question?
Insights based on the data collected indicate that a multi-national company could increase its sales of a mature product by reducing its price by 20% which would result in increased revenues of 2% over a 6-month period. The team recommends this as an appropriate goal for its organization. This is considered a good goal because:
The analytics team has established two equally strong potential recommendations which will deliver the desired outcomes with similar benefits to be derived from each one. On the surface there is no discernable difference in costs or schedule for either option. To help the analytics team reach a recommendation the business analysis professional recommends the team:
The outcome from an analytics initiative has resulted in key stakeholders wanting to move forward with a project to redesign the company's website. The business analyst has called a meeting to work on drafting a plan to assess the level of effort required to complete this work. Many of the invited participants redesigned the website before and were invited so they could provide estimates using their knowledge and experience from the past. The business analyst is using which method to estimate this work?
A manufacturing company, specializing in turf maintenance equipment, has recently seen a decline in their lawn mower sales. As a result, the analytics team is asked to review the latest customer satisfaction survey results. An analyst on this team creates a report for senior management with attractive visuals, supported by the KPI results. Upon reviewing the report, the analyst's manager
mentions that the report is missing the narrative. What does this mean?
Based on the results of a recently completed analytics initiative, the Human Resource department for a major department store implemented a change to its hiring practice to address the attrition rates of its sales associates. The new policy stated that candidates applying for sales positions must possess at least 3 years of relevant sales experience to be considered. After implementing the change, attrition rates are 10% higher and management is frustrated. Which of the following could result in this outcome?
The analytics team is struggling with which recommendation to make. Their challenge is that they have five good options and this indecision is stopping them from moving forward. To help the team finalize their recommendation, the BA professional on the team recommends they complete:
A large telecommunications company wants to increase their Average Revenue Per User per month by 5%, by end of year, to increase revenue in a highly competitive market. From a SMART target perspective, what is missing?
Interested in building out the analytics capability based on the positive results obtained by past analytics efforts, the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) pitches the idea of using analytics to guide future decision making across the enterprise. Before allocating budget to build up an enterprise analytics practice, the decision makers should:
While sourcing data, an analyst runs into a situation where different business units are using different names to refer to the same data element. This lack of standardization is resulting in confusion and additional time required to properly prepare data for analysis. Which practice, if implemented would address this situation and mature the organization's business analytics practice?
A business analyst manager is planning budgets for the new year, and training opportunities for his team of business analysts. The manager sends out a survey to the team to obtain their top interests within the seven areas of training opportunities. The team results were compared against the manager's personal rating. What can be deduced from the following chart with regards to the
survey results?
A software company launched a new product in late 2016. The product manager is reviewing a Box and Whisker plot used to compare year-over-year sales, from 2017 to 2018. What is the conclusion he can make from this chart?
Collaborative games are used by a business analyst to identify the research questions to be explored within an analytics system.
Participants are asked to write down a research question on a sticky note, put the notes on the wall, and move them towards related research questions. What type of Collaborative game is being played?
An analyst at a phone manufacturing company is preparing a dashboard for Senior Executives that will cover past year's performance. It will be used in the upcoming senior leadership team meeting to make strategic decisions for the new year. While analyzing the data, the analyst found a lot of interesting revelations related to performance. What should the analyst keep in mind when preparing the Executive dashboard?