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WGU C207 DATA DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE
RATED
A doctoral student is surveying chief executive officers (CEOs) to understand their relationships with their governing boards. The student receives responses to a survey with ten questions that rates the respective relationships.
Why would the student measure the standard deviation of responses?
- To create a bell curve
- To measure the spread of the data
- To determine if the data is nonlinear
- To understand the midpoint location of the data - ANSWER-b
A doctoral student is surveying chief executive officers (CEOs) to understand their relationships with their governing boards. The student determines the years of business experience for each CEO as well as their rating, on a 10-point scale, of satisfaction with the governing board. 1 / 3
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Which statistical approach should be used to display the data for analysis?
- Scatter plot
- Median
- Bell curve
- Mean - ANSWER-a
Which two decision considerations describe fact-based decision making, according to the quality management principles?
- Decisions reduce external bias.
- Decisions have marginal effect on relationships with suppliers.
- Decisions foster trust in plans.
- Decisions use diversity of experience. - ANSWER-a, c
An organization is concerned about whether quality control standards are being met and develops a strategy to test quality control metrics.
Which step does this represent in the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle?
- Plan 2 / 3
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- Do
- Check
- Act - ANSWER-a
Which phrase is a description of quality assurance?
- Reactive and causal
- Can be replaced by quality control activities
- Recommends corrective action
- Focuses on training - ANSWER-d
A joint venture is established between two firms to use their core competencies to increase their market share.
How would a SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers) diagram benefit the joint venture?
- It tracks financial performance.
- It logs production errors.
- It provides a holistic view of the entire operation.
- It measures client satisfaction. - ANSWER-c
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