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A Human Resource manager recently learned that their competitor reduced employee attrition rates by 20% after implementing personality tests as part of their screening process. Intrigued by the idea, the manager suggests collecting data on personality tests and attrition rates over the next year. The data from this year is then analyzed to explore possible relationships. What type of analytics has the team been asked to perform?

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Predictive
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Predictive
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Descriptive
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Descriptive
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Prescriptive
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Prescriptive
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Diagnostic
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Diagnostic
Suggested answer: B

Explanation:

Descriptive analytics is a type of analytics that summarizes and visualizes the data to provide an overview of what has happened or is happening, such as the attrition rates and the personality test scores of the employees12. The team has been asked to perform descriptive analytics to explore possible relationships between the data variables, without making any predictions or prescriptions for the future.

Reference: 1: Guide to Business Data Analytics, IIBA, 2020, p. 182: Business Analytics: Data Analysis & Decision Making, S. Christian Albright and Wayne L. Winston, 2015, p. 5.

asked 18/09/2024
Wojciech Romaldowski
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