Week 4 – Share metrics and insights with stakeholders

assess for success marketing analytics and measurement weekly challenge 4

1. Which of the following are reasons why stakeholders might be important to a project or campaign? Select all that apply.

  • Stakeholders often fund projects or operate budgets for campaigns.
  • Stakeholders often analyze the data from a campaign.
  • Stakeholders coordinate marketing activities and initiatives.
  • Stakeholders strongly influence the success of a project or campaign.

 

2. Which of the following describes the relationship between stakeholders and marketing coordinators?

  • Stakeholders fund projects and ensure a project’s success. Marketing coordinators keep stakeholders informed about a project’s progress, ongoing metrics, and insights.
  • Marketing coordinators collect data, apply statistical methods, and create data visualization. Stakeholders identify target audiences through research, run campaigns, and evaluate trends.
  • Marketing coordinators fund projects and ensure a project’s success. Stakeholders keep the marketing coordinator informed about a project’s progress, ongoing metrics, and insights.
  • Stakeholders collect data, apply statistical methods, and create data visualization. Marketing coordinators identify target audiences through research, run campaigns, and evaluate trends.

3. A marketer is working with a spreadsheet. What can they do to uncover new patterns and relationships within datasets that they might miss otherwise?

  • Sort data
  • Acquire data
  • Input data
  • Copy data

4. Which of the following changes your view of data in a spreadsheet to a different perspective to categorize it, or to identify an insight or trend?

  • Histogram
  • Spreadsheet
  • Pivot table
  • Area table

5. Fill in the blank: Line charts, area charts, and pie charts are all examples of _____.

  • inputs
  • histograms
  • visualizations
  • Tableaus

6. Which of the following charts represents data in the same way as a line chart, but with the space under the line filled in to form a visual area?

  • Area chart
  • Histogram
  • Pie chart
  • Horizontal bar chart

7. Fill in the blank: A _____ could blend a marketing coordinator and a data analyst role into a single marketing specialist role.

  • stakeholder role
  • traditional role
  • new role
  • hybrid role

8. A marketing team member queries databases, applies statistical methods to data, and creates data visualizations. What role does this describe?

  • Office manager
  • Data analyst
  • Stakeholder
  • Copywriter

9. Which of the following is a visual analytics platform that makes it easier to explore and manage data, and to create custom dashboards that incorporate different data visualizations in one place?

  • Tableau
  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Sheets
  • PowerPoint

 

10. A marketer is creating a presentation using marketing analytics data. How can they use data to lead their audience to agree with their final conclusion? Select all that apply.

  • Include the most relevant metrics that led to their insights
  • Omit most of the data collected and put together a short presentation
  • Include all the data collected about the topic of their presentation
  • Develop a clear outline or flow for their presentation

11. Which of the following best describes a stakeholder?

  • Someone who strongly influences the success of a project or campaign through funding
  • Someone who analyzes marketing data
  • Someone who purchases products or services from a company
  • Someone who sells products or services for a company

12. A marketer determines what type of interaction each stakeholder requires from them during a campaign. What visual assistance helps them gather this information?

  • Budget dashboard
  • Campaign overview
  • Stakeholder dashboard
  • Stakeholder map

13. A marketer uses the filter function in a spreadsheet to display data according to specific criteria. What additional filter option can they use?

  • Filter by user comments in multiple sheets
  • Filter by exact values or highlighted colors in cells
  • Filter by formulas and calculated values
  • Filter by data patterns and relationships within data sets

14. What is the purpose of a pivot table?

  • Pivot tables display individual data points that have been categorized into ranges, with the frequency of each range represented by the height of a unique column.
  • Pivot tables change the view of data in a spreadsheet to a different perspective to categorize it, or to identify an insight or trend.
  • Pivot tables display how a metric changes over an extended time connected with a continuous line.
  • Pivot tables display individual measurements in a vertical column.

15. A marketer uses a graph to show how a metric changes over an extended period. The chart displays a connected series of data points. What type of chart did the marketer create?

  • Horizontal bar chart
  • Vertical column chart
  • Histogram
  • Line chart

16. Which of the following is an example of a way a pie chart can be used to represent data?

  • Represent a large spike in new users with a horizontal bar
  • Represent individual data points for a changing variable connected with a continuous line
  • Represent individual data points categorized into ranges, with the frequency of each range represented by the height of a unique column
  • Represent percentages of data in sections, all adding up to one hundred percent

17. On a marketing team, who is responsible for running campaigns, identifying target audiences through research, and evaluating trends?

  • Sales manager
  • Customer service agent
  • Stakeholder
  • Marketing coordinator

18. Why would an organization hire a data analyst?

  • To collect and apply statistical methods to data, query databases, and create visualizations
  • To implement client strategies, conduct competitor research, and analyze data
  • To design visual assets for social media campaigns and print ads according to brand style guidelines
  • To coordinate marketing activities and initiatives, identify target audiences, and evaluate data trends

19. A data analyst uses visual analytics software to analyze data and create unique dashboards and visualizations. What software does this refer to?

  • R
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • Python

20. Which of the following are considered best practices when creating slides for a presentation? Select all that apply.

  • Introduce data visualizations using titles that relate back to the insights
  • Repeat the insights when presenting the relevant, supporting data
  • Progress from specific to general topics
  • Allow time for questions so the audience can reach the same conclusion

21. Which of the following are important to understand when interacting with a stakeholder about a project? Select all that apply.

  • What the stakeholder thinks about project team members on the project
  • Which communication methods a stakeholder prefers
  • The stakeholder’s interest in the project and what their needs are
  • When to communicate with a stakeholder

22. Which of the following might be reasons to create a stakeholder map? Select all that apply.

  • To help coordinate marketing activities and initiatives and identify target audiences through research
  • To allow for people to better manage stakeholders’ expectations and avoid information overload
  • To help people work effectively without having the process consume too much of their time or energy
  • To make it easier to identify the type and amount of interaction needed to maintain each stakeholder

23. A marketer is working with a spreadsheet. What can they do to display only data that meets a certain condition and hide all non-matching data?

  • Sort the data in ascending order
  • Delete the data that does not match
  • Copy and paste the data
  • Filter the data in a column

24. An e-commerce business hires someone to organize its marketing activities and initiatives. Who is typically responsible for these tasks?

  • A data specialist
  • A marketing coordinator
  • A marketing strategist
  • A marketing analyst

25. On a marketing team, who is responsible for running database queries, applying statistical methods to data, and creating data visualizations?

  • Human resources representative
  • Accountant
  • Customer service agent
  • Data analyst

26. When would a marketing team use Tableau?

  • To learn coding or programming skills to create interactive visualizations
  • To track, analyze, and display KPIs, metrics, and insights in a centralized view
  • To access and manage large databases, gather insights, and create visualizations
  • To create KPIs and metrics for a real-time interactive dashboard

27. To create KPIs and metrics for a real-time interactive dashboard

  • Use common titles that do not distract from your story
  • Use titles that clearly communicate the insights of the data
  • Refer to the data source in your titles
  • Include the name of the chart type in your titles

28. What role do stakeholders typically play in a campaign?

  • Stakeholders approve the creative used in a campaign.
  • Stakeholders create campaigns and related social media efforts.
  • Stakeholders fund a project or manage a campaign budget.
  • Stakeholders track and analyze data about a campaign’s success.

29. Which of the following are spreadsheet features that support preparing data to be shared? Select all that apply.

  • Filtering
  • Pivot tables
  • Acquiring
  • Sorting

30. What feature can a marketer use to hide data in a pivot table?

  • Filter
  • Sort
  • Columns
  • Values

31. Which of the following would enable a data analyst to communicate with databases developed by different vendors and hosted on multiple platforms?

  • Spreadsheets
  • Structured query language
  • Filtering
  • Sorting

32. Which tool should a marketing team use to present data and insights that reflects data in real time, while allowing users to interact with the data?

  • Slideshow
  • Dashboard
  • Document
  • Spreadsheet

33. Imagine a marketer is working on a campaign and wants to request a change to the budget. Which of the following presentation best practices should they use to get this change approved by stakeholders? Select all that apply.

  • Create visualizations of the data using titles that relate back to the insights
  • End the presentation with changing the budget as a call to action for stakeholders
  • Start with a general status of the campaign and then move on to the specifics of making a change to the budget
  • Do not allow any time for questions

34. Why would a marketer create a stakeholder map?

  • To determine which stakeholder is a reliable source for campaign queries and obstacles
  • To help manage stakeholder expectations and effectively share relevant information with them
  • To identify which stakeholder is the most influential and to share frequent updates with them
  • To help organize stakeholders into a graph according to their budget and experience with campaigns 

35. Why would a marketer sort data in a spreadsheet?

  • It helps them present campaign data with visualizations.
  • It helps them display data that match specific criteria.
  • It helps them find new patterns and relationships within data sets.
  • It helps them automatically remove irrelevant data.

36. Which of the following visualizations includes individual data points for a changing variable connected by a continuous line?

  • Vertical bar chart
  • Single column chart
  • Pie chart
  • Line chart

37. How is an area chart different from a line chart?

  • Area charts can show data with partial and whole results.
  • The changing variable connects on a continuous line.
  • Area charts can only be single or stacked.
  • The space under the line is shaded in with colors or textures.

38. An e-commerce business hires someone to collect and analyze data as well as create visualizations. What role does this describe?

  • Marketing coordinator
  • Project manager
  • Graphic designer
  • Data analyst

39. Imagine that a marketer is working with a dataset in a spreadsheet. They want to view the data from a new perspective to help them categorize it and identify insights or trends. What spreadsheet tool should they use?

  • Pivot table
  • Data visualization
  • Values
  • Columns

40. Which three steps should you follow when creating an effective presentation using marketing analytics?

  • Introduce data visualizations, include all campaign data, and share insights at the end of the presentation
  • Develop a clear outline of the presentation, choose the correct data, and include the most relevant metrics
  • Learn about stakeholders, include all campaign data in the presentation, and use an interactive template
  • Find an interactive template, gather insights from previous campaigns, and include all metrics

41. A marketer uses a tool to categorize spreadsheet data and identify any patterns in the data. What tool allows them to do this?

  • Pivot table
  • Campaign view
  • Filter table
  • Sorted table

42. Which of the following tasks would a marketing coordinator be responsible for? Select all that apply.

  • Applying statistical methods to data
  • Identifying target audiences through research
  • Evaluating trends
  • Running campaigns

43. Which of the following resources help marketers visualize data with custom reports and dashboards? Select all that apply.

  • Google Looker Studio
  • Tableau
  • Google Sheets
  • Microsoft Excel

44. A marketer shares campaign insights with a director because the director funds the campaign and plans to make decisions based on its results. What is likely the director’s role in the campaign?

  • Marketer
  • Stakeholder
  • Data analyst
  • Campaign advisor

45. What are the three main fields used to categorize data in a pivot table?

  • Display, Columns, Filter
  • Filter, Units, Rows
  • Function, Name, Menu
  • Rows, Columns, Values

46. Which of the following guidelines should a marketer follow when working with stakeholders in a marketing campaign?

  • Create a map to understand previous campaign stakeholders
  • Identify which team members the stakeholder has worked with before
  • Understand why the stakeholder is interested in the campaign
  • Provide limited information to the stakeholder to manage their expectations

47. A marketer uses a chart to compare two variables side-by-side. The chart displays each variable as a bar. What type of chart did the marketer create?

  • Line chart
  • Histogram
  • Pivot chart
  • Vertical column chart

48. A marketer uses a graph to compare the revenue generated from five campaigns. The chart displays each campaign as a percentage of a whole. What type of chart did the marketer use?

  • Histogram
  • Pie chart
  • Bar chart
  • Line chart

49. You are creating data visualizations to present campaign results to stakeholders. Which best practice should you follow to make the presentation more effective?

  • Use titles that clearly communicate the insights of the data
  • Use common titles that do not distract from your story
  • Include the name of the chart type in your titles
  • Refer to the data source in your titles

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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