General Knowledge
Data
Statistics
Decision making
Statistical Maths
100
What is the name of the headteacher in Roald Dahl's Matilda?
- Miss Trunchbull
100
What are raw numbers or facts processed to give useful information called?
a) Data
b) Information
c) Statistics
d) Knowledge
b) Information
100
What does quantitative data represent?
a) Descriptions and feelings
b) Numerical measurements and counts
c) Opinions and beliefs
d) Visual and graphical content
Numerical measurements and counts
100
Which of the following would be an example of predictive analytics?
a) Creating a bar chart to show last year’s sales data
b) Forecasting next quarter’s revenue based on historical sales trends
c) Analyzing customer feedback to understand current satisfaction levels
d) Identifying the root cause of a recent production slowdown
b) Forecasting next quarter’s revenue based on historical sales trends
100
What does the mean represent in a data set?
a) The smallest number
b) The middle number
c) The sum of all numbers divided by the count of numbers
d) The most frequently occurring number
c) The sum of all numbers divided by the count of numbers
200
What is the colour of blood when it's inside your body?
A. Blue
B. White
C. Red
D. Green
Red
200
Which of the following best describes the process of converting raw data into information?
a) Organizing, processing, and structuring data to extract meaningful insights
b) Collecting raw data without analyzing it
c) Storing data in its original form for future use
d) Grouping data by subjective characteristics
a) Organizing, processing, and structuring data to extract meaningful insights
200
What is the role of prescriptive analytics in business?
a) Describing what has happened
b) Explaining why certain trends are observed
c) Forecasting future outcomes
d) Recommending actions to achieve desired outcomes
d) Recommending actions to achieve desired outcomes
200
What is a dashboard?
A dashboard is a visual display of key performance indicators (KPIs), metrics, and other relevant data, designed to provide users with an at-a-glance summary of important information.
200
What is this called? 
X bar
300
What is the tallest mountain on Earth
Mauna Kea
300
Which type of data can be categorized but not ranked?
- a) Ordinal data
- b) Interval data
- c) Nominal data
- d) Ratio data
Nominal data
300
Which of the following is a feature of descriptive statistics?
- a) Generalizing from a sample to a population
- b) Performing hypothesis testing
- c) Organizing and summarizing data
- d) Making predictions based on historical data
Organizing and summarizing data
300
How does diagnostic analytics differ from descriptive analytics?
a) Diagnostic analytics explains why things happened, while descriptive analytics focuses on what happened
b) Diagnostic analytics focuses on forecasting future events, while descriptive analytics focuses on describing past events
c) Diagnostic analytics uses subjective data, while descriptive analytics uses only numerical data
d) There is no difference; both focus on historical data
a) Diagnostic analytics explains why things happened, while descriptive analytics focuses on what happened
300
What are the 3 "averages"
Mean
Median
Mode
400
Which football club plays its home games at Loftus Road
Queen's Park Rangers
400
Which type of data is used when numbers are used to rank products in order of preference?
a) Nominal data
b) Ordinal data
c) Ratio data
d) Interval data
b) Ordinal data
400
In which scenario would inferential statistics be most useful?
a) Describing the total number of products sold by a company
b) Presenting survey results from a small sample of customers to predict overall satisfaction
c) Organizing data into a bar chart
d) Summarizing data from last year's financial statements
b) Presenting survey results from a small sample of customers to predict overall satisfaction
400
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of data-driven decision-making?
a) Optimized processes
b) Reduced reliance on intuition
c) Complete elimination of biases
d) Competitive advantage
c) Complete elimination of biases
400
Which measure of central tendency is defined as the middle value when data is arranged in order?
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Range
b) Median
500
Dump, floater, and wipe are terms used in which team sport?
Volley Ball
500
What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom?
- a) Wisdom is raw facts, while knowledge applies meaning to those facts.
- b) Knowledge is understanding information, while wisdom is applying that knowledge ethically and effectively.
- c) Knowledge represents data in its processed form, while wisdom refers to summarized data.
- d) There is no significant difference between knowledge and wisdom.
b) Knowledge is understanding information, while wisdom is applying that knowledge ethically and effectively
500
In which situation would inferential statistics be most appropriately used?
a) Describing the performance of a company's sales team
b) Estimating the future revenue of a business based on a sample of past transactions
c) Sorting employee performance ratings
d) Presenting sales data in a pie chart
b) Estimating the future revenue of a business based on a sample of past transactions
500
Name two major challenges in integrating data from multiple sources?
- Data Format Inconsistencies
- Data Quality Issues
- Data Redundancy and Duplicates
- Data Security and Privacy Concerns
500
What is this? 
Sample Standard Deviation Formula