Using Data for Geographic Mapping and Forecasting in SAS Visual Analytics Quiz Answers

Using Data for Geographic Mapping and Forecasting in SAS Visual Analytics Week 1 Quiz Answer

Quiz: Restructuring Data for Geographic Mapping Review

Q1. Which transform in SAS Data Studio enables you to uppercase character data?

• Convert column in the Column Transforms group.
• Casing in the Data Quality Transforms group.
• Uppercase data in the Data Quality Transforms group.
• Change case in the Column Transforms group.

Which transform in SAS Data Studio enables you to propercase character data based on a definition?

• Casing in the Data Quality Transforms group
• Change case in the Column Transforms group
• Convert column in the Column Transforms group
• Propercase data in the Data Quality Transforms group

Q3. Which type of geo map should be used with very dense data?

• Contour
• Bubble
• Region
• Coordinate

Q4. For which type of geo map will larger regions seem more emphasized than smaller ones?

• Coordinate
• Contour
• Bubble
• Region

Q5. Which type of geo map can be used when there is NOT an even distribution of values within each region?

• Coordinate with bubble plot
• Choropleth
• Coordinate with scatter plot
• Region

Q6. What is needed to create a geography data item using geographic name or code lookup?

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Country names or codes
• Geographic data provider

Q7. What is needed to create a geography data item using latitude and longitude in data?

• Country names or codes
• US postal codes
• Latitude and longitude
• Geographic data provider

Q8. What is needed to create a geography data item using custom polygonal shapes?

• Latitude and longitude
• US postal codes
• Country names or codes
• Geographic data provider

Q9. Which type of geo map enables you to cluster adjacent markers?

• Coordinate with bubble plot
• Coordinate with scatter plot
• Region
• Contour

Q10. Which type of geo map enables you to add a measure to determine the size of the marker?

• Region
• Choropleth
• Contour
• Coordinate

Using Data for Geographic Mapping and Forecasting in SAS Visual Analytics Week 2 Quiz Answer

Quiz : Restructuring Data for Forecasting Review

Q1. Which table is structured appropriately for forecasting in Visual Analytics?

EXPENSES	JAN	FEB	MAR	…
TOTAL	$25,678	$14,567	$18,586
OPERATING	$10,095	$8,396	$9,256
PERSONNEL	$11,256	$5,678	$8,741
OTHER	$4,327	$493	$589

EXPENSES	STORE	ONLINE	CATALOG
TOTAL	$25,678	$14,567	$18,586
OPERATING	$10,095	$8,396	$9,256
PERSONNEL	$11,256	$5,678	$8,741
OTHER	$4,327	$493	$589

EXPENSES	PROFIT
$25,678	$15,504
$14,567	$14,295
$18,586	$13,296
…

DATE	PROFIT
JAN	$15,504
FEB	$14,295
MAR	$13,296
…

• correct answer

Q2. Which transform in SAS Data Studio converts a wide data set to a narrow data set?

• Analytic partitioning
• Convert column
• Split
• Transpose

Q3. Which transform in SAS Data Studio joins data vertically?

• Match and cluster
• Trim whitespace
• Join
• Append

Q4. What types of data items are needed to create a forecasting object?

• Category and measure
• Time and datetime
• Datetime and measure
• Date and category

Q5. What are additional measures that improve the accuracy of the forecast?

• Underlying factors
• Underlying measures
• Additional measures
• Additional factors

Q6. What types of data items are needed to perform what-if analysis?

• Datetime, category, and underlying factor
• Category, time, and underlying factor
• Date, measure, and underlying factor
• Time, datetime, and underlying factor

Q7. Assume the following scenario:

You add 2 underlying factors, but your forecast is not updated. What happened?

• Neither of the factors increased the accuracy of the forecast.
• The underlying factors were added in the incorrect order.
• The first underlying factor increased the accuracy of the forecast, but the second underlying factor did not.
• The forecast will not accept underlying factors.

Q8. Assume the following scenario:

You add an underlying factor and the forecast is updated. What happens?

• The confidence bands are widened.
• The Winters Method (additive) algorithm is applied.
• The confidence bands are narrowed.
• The Seasonal Exponential smoothing algorithm is applied.

Q9. For which type of what-if analysis do you modify future values of the underlying factor to determine the impact on the forecast?

• Scenario analysis
• Goal seeking
• Target seeking
• Prediction analysis

Q10. For which type of what-if analysis do you modify future values of the forecast to determine the change needed for the underlying factor?

• Target seeking
• Scenario analysis
• Prediction analysis
• Goal seeking

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