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DA0-001 · Question #505

An analyst is creating a report to show a trend analysis of sales for a national company, but the only information received was based on region, vendor, and sales. The analyst told the client that…

The correct answer is A. Determine data needs and sources to perform the analysis. Trend analysis requires time-based data. The first step is to work with the client to identify what additional data (such as time periods) is needed and where it can be sourced before creating the

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An analyst is creating a report to show a trend analysis of sales for a national company, but the only information received was based on region, vendor, and sales. The analyst told the client that more information is needed to do a trend analysis. Which of the following should the analyst and client do first to create the report?

Options

  • ADetermine data needs and sources to perform the analysis.
  • BReview the business needs to find an alternative report
  • CMake a projection using existing data.
  • DUse descriptive statistics to obtain the requested values.

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    69% (25)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    17% (6)
  • D
    8% (3)

Explanation

Trend analysis requires time-based data. The first step is to work with the client to identify what additional data (such as time periods) is needed and where it can be sourced before creating the

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#Data requirements#Trend analysis#Data collection#Analytical workflow

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