01
Choose one
1 point
A retailer wants to reduce late deliveries. Its team plans to compare delay rates across carriers and regions to support that goal. Which statement correctly distinguishes the business problem from the analytical problem?
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02
True or false
1 point
If unexpected results reveal that an assumption or success measure needs revision, a business analytics team may revisit an earlier workflow step.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best describes a key performance indicator (KPI)?
- A
Every metric used by a business is automatically a KPI.
- B
A KPI is a metric selected as especially important to a business objective.
- C
A KPI is a metric that can only be calculated as a rate.
04
Choose all
1 point
A company wants different teams to calculate the same performance measure consistently. Select all practices that support a repeatable metric definition.
- A
Specify which events or records count.
- B
Let each team decide independently which records to include.
- C
State the population and period covered.
- D
Identify the data source and who maintains the metric definition.
05
Fill in the blank
1 point
A retailer tracks shipping cost per order and customer complaints alongside its main delivery-speed measure to detect harmful side effects. These additional measures are called .
06
Choose one
1 point
A retailer needs an analytical question that will guide an operational decision. Which option is best framed for that purpose?
- A
How can the retailer improve deliveries?
- B
What delivery data should the retailer examine?
- C
Which delivery issues should the operations team address first to reduce late online orders next quarter without exceeding the current service budget?
- D
Which analysis technique is most advanced for delivery data?
07
True or false
1 point
True or false: Once an analysis identifies the causes of late deliveries, the analysis itself resolves an operational issue such as insufficient delivery capacity.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
For the defined on-time delivery rate, the numerator is .
09
Choose all
1 point
A team is preparing a concise brief to help leaders act on an analysis. Select all items that belong in such a brief.
- A
State the decision needed and when it must be made.
- B
List every data field collected, whether or not it affects the decision.
- C
Explain what the findings support and what remains uncertain.
- D
Identify which metrics will be monitored after the action.
10
Choose one
1 point
An analysis finds that one region has a notably higher late-delivery rate and unusually high order volume. Which interpretation is best supported by these findings?
- A
The higher late-delivery rate proves that staffing is inadequate, so staffing must be increased immediately.
- B
The higher late-delivery rate proves that the carrier is at fault, so the carrier must be replaced.
- C
The pattern warrants investigation and possible responses, but further evidence may be needed to determine which response will work.
- D
The order-volume difference makes the delivery analysis unusable.
11
Open ended
1 point
A retailer finds a region with a high late-delivery rate and unusually high order volume. Describe how the team should move from this finding toward action. Include feasibility, interpretation of uncertainty, possible need for further evidence, and follow-up monitoring.
12
Choose one
1 point
A project team has framed its analytical question but has not yet begun preparing data. Which workflow step should it use to determine whether suitable data and resources are available and identify constraints?
- A
Interpret findings and recommend action.
- B
Check feasibility and identify data needs, resources, assumptions, and constraints.
- C
Define the business problem.
- D
Monitor results after implementation.
13
True or false
1 point
A delivery company has too little capacity to handle its orders. True or false: producing an analytics report will, by itself, resolve the capacity shortage.
- A
True
- B
False
14
Written response
1 point
What term describes a metric selected as especially important to a business objective?
15
Choose one
1 point
A retailer wants to reduce late deliveries and plans to compare delay rates across carriers and regions. Which statement correctly distinguishes its business problem from its analytical problem?
- A
The business problem is to compare delay rates across carriers and regions; the analytical problem is to reduce late deliveries.
- B
The business problem is to reduce late deliveries; the analytical problem is to compare delay rates across carriers and regions.
- C
Both are business problems because they concern deliveries.
- D
Both are analytical problems because they can be measured.
16
Written response
1 point
What term names the starting performance level established so results after an intervention can be compared with it?
17
Choose one
1 point
A retailer's broad goal is to increase customer satisfaction. Which question best turns that goal into an analysis that can guide a specific decision?
- A
How can the retailer increase customer satisfaction as much as possible?
- B
Which delivery method do customers generally prefer?
- C
Which delivery issues should the operations team address first to reduce late deliveries for online orders next quarter without exceeding the current service budget?
- D
Why are some deliveries late?
18
Choose one
1 point
A retailer wants different teams to calculate its on-time delivery rate consistently. Which definition provides the clearest operational basis for the rate?
- A
Count orders delivered on time and divide by all orders placed, regardless of eligibility or delivery status.
- B
Count eligible online orders delivered by the promised date and divide by all eligible online orders delivered during the measurement period, with rules for cancellations, partial deliveries, and missing promised dates.
- C
Ask each team to report the rate using the order records it considers most relevant.
- D
Count deliveries made by each carrier and divide by the number of carriers used.
19
Written response
1 point
A project team chooses an analysis that is technically sound, but the departments affected by its recommendation say it does not address their practical need. What should the team have established with those departments to help ensure the project addressed the right need? Enter the concise term for the agreement the team should establish.
20
Written response
1 point
Before comparing possible staffing changes, an analyst asks the manager to list the interventions the team could choose among. What are these choices called in the decision-planning guidance? Enter the concise term for the choices under consideration.