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Quiz 1 Answers - What is Data Science: The Sexiest Job in the 21st Century
Q1) Which of the following jobs was called by the Harvard Business Review the sexiest job of the 21st century?
- Coal Mining
- Data Science
- Math and Statistics
- Renewable Energy Engineering
Q2) According to the report by the McKinsey Global Institute, by 2018, it is projected that there will be a shortage of 140,000 – 190,000 people with deep analytical skills in the world.
- True
- False
Q3) Walmart addressed its analytical needs by approaching Keggle to host a competition for analyzing its proprietary data.
- True
- False
Q4) The New York Times reported that the average base salary of a data scientist is $85,000 + competitive bonus.
- True
- False
Q5) According to professor Haider, the three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist are curious, judgemental, and proficient in programming.
- True
- False
Extra Questions & Answers - What is Data Science:
Q6) Harvard Business Review called data science the sexiest job in the 21st century.
- True
- False
Q7) How is Walmart reported to have addressed its analytical needs?
- Social media
- Code sharing
- Crowdsourcing
- Outsourcing
- None of the options is correct
Q8) What is the average base salary of a data scientist reported by the New York Times?
- $100,000
- $150,000
- $112,000
- $16 per hour
- $85,000 + Bonus
Q9) According to professor Haider, the three important qualities to possess in order to succeed as a data scientist are:
- Curious.
- Judgemental.
- Proficient in Programming.
- Good at Math and Statistics.
- Good Story Teller (Argumentative).
Quiz 2 Answers - What is Data Science - What Makes Someone a Data Scientist?
Q1) Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google, declared that "the sexy job in the next ten years will be
- Physicists
- Statisticians
- Engineers
- Computer Scientists
Q2) The author defines a data scientist as someone who finds solutions to problems by analyzing data using appropriate tool and then tells stories to communicate their finding to the relevant stakeholders.
- True
- False
Q3) According to the reading, the author defines data science as the art of uncovering the hidden secrets in data.
- True
- False
Q4) What is admirable about Dr. Patil's definition of a data scientist is that it limits data science to activities involving machine learning.
- True
- False
Q5) According to the reading, the characteristics exhibited by the best data scientists are those who are curious, ask good questions, and are O.K. dealing with unstructured situations.
- True
- False
Extra Questions - What is Data Science:
Q1) Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google, declared that “the sexy job in the next ten years will be computer scientists”.
- True
- False
Q2) According to the reading, how does the author define data science?
- Data science is what data scientists do.
- Data science is some data and more science.
- Data science is a physical science like physics or chemistry
- Data science is the art of uncovering the hidden secrets in data.
- Data science is a way of understanding things and understanding the world.
Q3) According to the reading, what is admirable about Dr. Patil’s definition of a data scientist?
- His definition excludes statistics.
- His definition limits data science to activities involving machine learning
- His definition is about weaving strong narratives into analytics.
- His definition is inclusive of individuals from various academic backgrounds and training.
Q4) According to the reading, the characteristics exhibited by the best data scientists are those who are curious, ask good questions, and have at least 10 years of experience.
- True
- False
Q5) According to the reading, what characteristics are said to be exhibited by the best data scientists?
- Thinkers who are really curious and hold a Ph.D.
- Really curious people who ask good questions.
- Curious individuals who ask good questions and are O.K. dealing with unstructured situations
- Really curious engineers and statisticians.
- Really curious people who ask good questions and have at least 10 years of experience.
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