database where data lives coursera week 2 quiz answers
1. Fill in the blank: A preference in favor of or against a person, group of people, or thing is called _____. It is an error in data analytics that can systematically skew results in a certain direction.
- data collection
- data interoperability
- data bias
- data anonymization
2. Which type of bias is the tendency to always construe ambiguous situations in a positive or negative way?
- Observer
- Confirmation
- Sampling
- Interpretation
3. Which of the following are qualities of unreliable data? Select all that apply.
- Biased
- Inaccurate
- Vetted
- Incomplete
4. Fill in the blank: Data _____ refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that dictate how data is collected, shared, and used.
- ethics
- privacy
- credibility
- anonymization
5. Ownership is a key issue in data ethics. Who owns data?
- The organization that invests time and money collecting, processing, and analyzing the data
- The government that passes data-protection legislation
- The individual who originally generates the data
- The law enforcement agencies that enforce data protection laws
6. An employer accesses an employee’s credit report without their consent. This is not a violation of the employee’s privacy because they work at the company.
- True
- False
7. What is the process of protecting people’s private or sensitive data by eliminating identifying information?
- Data governance
- Data design
- Data ethics
- Data anonymization
Shuffle Q/A 1
9. A clinic surveys a group of male and female patients about their experience with physical therapy. The survey does not include people with disabilities. Is the survey data biased?
- Yes
- No
10. A university surveys its student-athletes about their experience in college sports. The survey only includes student-athletes with scholarships. What type of bias is this an example of?
- Interpretation bias
- Observer bias
- Confirmation bias
- Sampling bias
