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IIBA CBDA Exam - Topic 1 Question 14 Discussion

Actual exam question for IIBA's CBDA exam
Question #: 14
Topic #: 1
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A professor at a university has received a few complaints of the exams being too difficult. The professor is looking at exam performance results over the past 5 years to understand the normal tendency and outliers. Which chart should the professor use?

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Suggested Answer: C

Covariance measures the directional relationship between the returns on two assets. A positive covariance means that asset returns move together while a negative covariance means they move inversely. Zero covariance indicates that the returns on the two assets move independently of each other. In the context of a scatter plot, zero covariance is represented by a plot where the points do not show any upward or downward trend but are rather scattered randomly on the graph with no discernible pattern.

Graph 4 displays such a pattern where there is no apparent relationship between the variables on the x and y axes, indicating that there is zero covariance between them.


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Phillip
4 months ago
Not sure if the complaints are valid; exams are supposed to be challenging!
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Marshall
4 months ago
Totally agree, line charts are the way to go!
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Karrie
4 months ago
Wait, why would anyone use a pie chart for this?
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Angella
4 months ago
I think a scatterplot is better for spotting outliers.
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Mozelle
5 months ago
Line chart would show trends over time.
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Kristel
5 months ago
I feel like a line chart is probably the right answer, but I wonder if a scatterplot could also show outliers effectively?
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Milly
5 months ago
A pie chart seems like it would just show proportions, which doesn't help with understanding performance over time.
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Cristal
5 months ago
I remember practicing with scatterplots, but I don't think that's the best choice here since we're looking for trends, not just correlations.
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Pete
5 months ago
I think the professor should use a line chart to show the performance trends over the years, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Marylin
5 months ago
I'm leaning towards the line chart as well. That would allow the professor to clearly see the patterns and any unusual results over the 5-year period.
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Sue
5 months ago
A pie chart seems like it would just show the distribution for one year, not the changes over time that the professor is looking for.
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Janna
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure a scatterplot would really give the professor the information they need to understand the normal tendency and outliers.
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Geraldine
6 months ago
I think a line chart would be the best option here to show the exam performance trends over the past 5 years.
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Colette
6 months ago
Creating a new work stream for each channel could get complicated, especially if they want to minimize effort. I'm leaning towards option B or D as the better approaches here.
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Chantell
6 months ago
Hmm, this looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the network interface configuration and the existing security rules to determine the best approach.
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Sunshine
10 months ago
Hey, at least the professor isn't using a sunburst chart. That's just asking for confusion, am I right?
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Hubert
9 months ago
C: Agreed, using a sunburst chart would definitely make things more confusing for everyone.
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Tresa
9 months ago
B: Yeah, a scatterplot can show outliers and trends more effectively than a pie chart or line chart.
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Evangelina
10 months ago
A: Scatterplot would be the best choice to analyze exam performance over the past 5 years.
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Kanisha
11 months ago
A pie chart? Really? That would just show the distribution for one year, not the overall trend. Not very helpful for this scenario.
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Antonio
10 months ago
Yeah, a pie chart wouldn't provide the detailed information needed to analyze exam performance trends. Scatterplot or line chart would be more appropriate.
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Wynell
10 months ago
Sunburst charts are more suitable for displaying hierarchical data, not for comparing exam performance over multiple years.
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Rodrigo
11 months ago
A line chart could also show the trend in exam performance over time, making it easier to identify outliers.
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Kati
11 months ago
I think a scatterplot would be more useful to see the relationship between exam difficulty and performance over the past 5 years.
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Gene
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure a scatterplot is the way to go. That's more for examining relationships between variables, not necessarily looking at performance over time.
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Jarod
11 months ago
I think a line chart would be the best choice here. It'll show the trend over the past 5 years and help the professor identify any outliers or patterns.
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Silva
10 months ago
I think a scatterplot could also be useful to see if there are any clusters or patterns in the exam results.
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Keshia
10 months ago
I agree, a line chart would be perfect for this situation. It will clearly show the exam performance over the years.
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Peter
11 months ago
I think a line chart would be better to show the trend over the past 5 years.
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Edna
11 months ago
I agree with Alonso, scatterplot can show outliers easily.
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Alonso
11 months ago
I think the professor should use a scatterplot.
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