Week 2 – All about analytical thinking

Foundations data data everywhere coursera quiz answers week 2

1. A junior data analyst is seeking out new experiences in order to gain knowledge. They watch videos and read articles about data analytics. They ask experts questions. Which analytical skill are they using?

  • Data strategy
  • Having a technical mindset
  • Curiosity
  • Understanding context

2. Identifying the motivation behind data collection and gathering additional information are examples of which analytical skill?

  • Data design
  • A technical mindset
  • Understanding context
  • Data strategy

3. Having a technical mindset is an analytical skill involving what?

  • Managing people, processes, and tools
  • Understanding the condition in which something exists or happens
  • Breaking things down into smaller steps or pieces
  • Balancing roles and responsibilities

4. Fill in the blank: Data strategy involves _____ the people, processes, and tools used in data analysis.

  • supervising
  • managing
  • choosing
  • visualizing

5. Correlation is the aspect of analytical thinking that involves figuring out the specifics that help you execute a plan.

  • True
  • False

6. What method involves asking numerous questions in order to get to the root cause of a problem?

  • Strategizing
  • The five whys
  • Curiosity
  • Inquiry

7. Gap analysis is a method for examining and evaluating how a process works currently in order to get where you want to be in the future.

  • True
  • False

8. Data-driven decision-making involves the five analytical skills: curiosity, understanding context, having a technical mindset, data design, and data strategy. Each plays a role in data-driven decision-making.

  • True
  • False

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9. Fill in the blank: The analytical skill of ______ involves seeking out new experiences in order to gain knowledge.

  • understanding context
  • having a technical mindset
  • data strategy
  • curiosity

10. Breaking things down into smaller steps or pieces and working with them in an orderly and logical way describes which analytical skill?

  • Data strategy
  • Context
  • Curiosity
  • A technical mindset

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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