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sjones

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on: Jun 24, 2018
A forecast that helps direct police officers to areas where crimes are likely to occur based on past data is an example of
 a. predictive analytics. b. decision analysis.
  c. prescriptive analytics. d. descriptive analytics.

Question 2

Corporate-level managers use ______ to summarize sales by region, current inventory levels, and other company-wide metrics all in a single screen.
 a. simulations b. crosstabulation
  c. data dashboards d. tables


batool

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a
RATIONALE: Predictive analytics consists of techniques that use models constructed from past data to predict the future.

Answer to Question 2

c
RATIONALE: For corporate-level managers, daily data dashboards might summarize sales by region, current inventory levels, and other company-wide metrics.


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