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School: IT and Business

Name of Unit:
Data Analytics
Unit Code: Paper No.
ICT205 (if more than one)

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Candidates: Exam: NOT INCLUDING
(including cover INFORMATION
page) SHEET
Duration of
Exam
2 hours 15 minutes
(Including
Reading Time):
Name of Telephone
Academic: Bee Bee Chua Number: Beebee.c@sistc.nsw.edu.
Email address: au
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answer books
per student:
Textbooks and notes: Textbooks
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No x Yes No x
s (please mark x)

Materials allowed: None

(graph paper,
mathematical and
statistical tables, graphics
calculator)
 Special requirements: This is an open book exam. Students may refer to their textbooks
(special instructions, list
of formulae, show video,
listen to audio tapes,
printer required, access to
particular software,
access to other IT
requirements etc.)

Other: None

The Examination Paper

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has been checked by the
Learning and Teaching: Shannon Kennedy-Clark
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Signed: Shannon Kennedy-Clark Date: 14 October 2020
Program
 ONLINE FINAL EXAMINATION Trimester 2
2020

UNIT CODE: ICT205

UNIT NAME: Data Analytics

UNIT COORDINATOR’S NAME: Bee Bee Chua

EXAM DURATION: 2 hours 15 minutes reading time

MARKS ALLOCATION: 40 Marks

RESOURCES: None

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Students are permitted to commence writing from the start of the exam, once the
Preamble has been concluded.
2. Students must complete online ID verification process.
3. Please use Word and/or Excel as required.
4. Please use Times New Roman 12pt font or Calibri 11pt font.
5. Please upload documents as outlined in the submission details.
6. All other relevant instructions are contained in the question paper.
7. Please ensure that you have access to Wi-Fi or equivalent for exam submission.

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

` 1. You are required to submit your scripts in Turnitin:

• Turnitin link one for Word document submission (Sections 1 and 2)

• Turnitin link two for Excel spreadsheet submission (Sections 3 and 4)

2. Please begin each new question on a new page and write down your question number at
the top of the page. You do not need to copy the question;
3. Please remember to keep a copy of your Word document in a USB drive or in a cloud.
4. You must attach the examination coversheet before uploading your exam paper onto
Turnitin.
 Instructions to Students
There are four (4) sections in this exam. The exam comprises ten (10) questions.
• Attempt every section
• Start each new section on a new page
• Clearly label each section
• Save a copy of your document/s before uploading
• Exam is worth 40 marks. Marks for each section are indicated.

Section 1: Data Mining (10 Marks)

• Complete this section in a Word Document;
• Write “Section 1: Data Mining” at the top of the first page.

Question 1. Compare and contrast three differences between data and data warehousing. (5 marks)

Question 2. Discuss two major techniques of Data Mining. (5 marks)

Section 2: Business Applications (10 Marks)

• Start this section on a new page in your Word Document (i.e. same document as Section 1, but a
new page);
• Write “Section 2: Business Applications” at the top of the page.

Question 3. List two advantages and two disadvantages of using Artificial Neutral Networks. (2 marks)

Question 4. Describe two business applications where cluster analysis can be applied by business
owners and explain each cluster grouping in detail. (8 marks)
 Section 3: Decision Tree (10 Marks)
• Use an Excel Spreadsheet for this section;
• Name the sheet “Section 3” (i.e. rename the tab at the bottom of the worksheet)

Question 5. Develop a decision tree for the given data set. (8 marks)

Age Job House Credit Loan Approved

Middle FALSE No Fair No
Middle FALSE No Good No
Middle FALSE Yes Excellent Yes
Middle FALSE Yes Excellent Yes
Middle TRUE Yes Good Yes
Old TRUE No Excellent Yes
Old FALSE No Fair No
Old TRUE No Good Yes
Old FALSE Yes Excellent Yes
Old FALSE Yes Good Yes
Young FALSE No Fair No
Young FALSE No Fair No
Young FALSE No Good No
Young TRUE No Good Yes
Young TRUE Yes Fair Yes

Question 6. Based on the decision tree, determine the loan approval status for the following instance.

(2 marks)

Age Job House Credit Loan Approved

Young FALSE No Excellent ?
 Section 4: Data Insights (10 Marks)
• Start a new sheet in Excel (i.e. same workbook, but a different sheet)
• Name the sheet “Section 4”.

Suppose that you are given a data set of coffee sales for 20 days from a coffee shop (see Table A).

In that data set, there are six attributes: day number, temperature in Celsius, coffee sales, number of
cups sold, coffee with milk sale and coffee with sugar sale

Day Temperature Number of Coffee with Coffee with

Number in Celsius Coffee sales cups sold milk sale sugar sale
1 20 480 300 200 280
2 22 380 200 300 80
3 25 310 140 100 210
4 30 200 200 110 90
5 20 450 400 250 200
6 18 540 100 200 340
7 16 570 300 150 420
8 14 560 450 300 260
9 11 600 450 230 370
10 12 580 450 200 380
11 12.5 570 280 120 450
12 16 550 290 110 440
13 17 530 300 140 390
14 19 510 200 100 410
15 22 350 140 70 280
16 25 270 200 100 170
17 28 230 400 200 30
18 27 240 100 60 180
19 29 220 300 130 90
20 31 190 450 100 90
Table A
 Day Temperature in
Number Celsius Coffee Sales
1 20 480
2 22 380
3 25 310
4 30 200
5 20 450
6 18 540
7 16 570
8 14 560
9 11 600
10 12 580
11 12.5 570
12 16 550
13 17 530
14 19 510
15 22 350
16 25 270
17 28 230
18 27 240
19 29 220
20 31 190
Table B

You have been hired as a data analyst to generate insights from the data. Now based on the given
data set (Table B), answer the following questions:

Question 7. Is there any relationship between temperature and the amount of coffee sales? If yes,
explain your answer. (2 marks)

Question 8. If you are asked to predict the coffee sales amount based on the temperature then which
type of regression model would you choose? Justify your answer. (2 marks)

Question 9. Derive the regression equation using excel and discuss the model fit in terms of its R2
value. (4 marks)

Question 10. Now, for the 21st day, the predicted temperature is 35˚ Celsius. How much coffee are
they going to sell? (2 marks)

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