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1. How is intuition defined in the context of Data Intuition?
Question 1A. The ability to memorise large datasetsB. The ability to understand something without any need for conscious reasoningC. The ability to write complex SQL queriesD. The ability to follow a defined analytical processE. The ability to predict outcomes using statistical models
2. Who is said to need Data Intuition as one of their most important capabilities?
Question 2A. Only Data ScientistsB. Only managementC. Only Data EngineersD. Data Analysts, Data Citizens, Data Scientists and managementE. Only database administrators
3. What rule is given about taking a decision when data and intuition disagree?
Question 3A. One should not take a decision if one's intuition is not aligned with the dataB. The data should always override intuitionC. Intuition should always override the dataD. The decision should be delayed until new data arrivesE. The decision should be escalated to management
4. In the example where 200k drinking bottles per month are expected from an area but 500k are suddenly sold, what should Data Intuition prompt?
Question 4A. Immediate celebration of the higher salesB. Doubling the production forecastC. Ignoring the figure as a rounding errorD. Paying the sales bonus straight awayE. Asking why until all the evidence for the sales is in hand
5. What possible explanation is offered for the surprising jump from 200k to 500k bottles sold?
Question 5A. A new competitor left the marketB. A data warehouse migration doubled the countsC. A fake result reported just to show higher sales and earn a bonusD. A change in the bottle sizeE. A seasonal heatwave
6. How is Data Intuition developed?
Question 6A. By completing a certification courseB. By learning more programming languagesC. By buying better analytical toolsD. Through experience: loving data, understanding its functional aspects and slicing and dicing itE. By delegating analysis to Data Scientists
7. What do team members with a high data-intuitive capability produce?
Question 7A. Accurate and reliable dataB. Faster ETL pipelinesC. More dashboardsD. Lower storage costsE. Larger datasets
8. Which activity are Data Analysts, Data Citizens and Data Scientists all regularly involved in, where data intuition matters?
Question 8A. Provisioning cloud infrastructureB. Negotiating vendor contractsC. Writing security policiesD. Managing sales bonusesE. Data transformation and data wrangling for data preparation
9. Which of the following is NOT a stated way of maturing Data Intuition?
Question 9A. Slicing and dicing the dataB. Memorising statistical formulaeC. Understanding the functional aspects of the dataD. Gaining experienceE. Loving data
10. Intuition is said to include direct access to what kind of knowledge?
Question 10A. Documented knowledgeB. Regulatory knowledgeC. Unconscious knowledgeD. Statistical knowledgeE. Historical knowledge