Objective 1.2 Understand Challenges CERTIFIED-DATA-SCIENCE-PRACTITIONER Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A hospital system wants to build a predictive model for patient no-show rates. The data includes PHI such as patient names, appointment dates, and medical record numbers. The hospital plans to use a cloud-based analytics platform. The hospital's legal team is concerned about HIPAA compliance. What is the most appropriate approach?

   • AObtain written consent from each patient before using their data
   • BStore the data on-premises only to avoid HIPAA obligations
   • CSign a business associate agreement with the cloud provider and implement HIPAA-compliant safeguards
   • DDe-identify the data by removing all 18 HIPAA identifiers before uploading
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2. 12application · medium

   A logistics company wants to deploy a route optimization model. The team has already validated the algorithm on historical data and now needs to release a version with just enough features to serve a small group of drivers in one region, gather feedback, and iterate. What should the team build?

   • AA data governance policy for route data access
   • BA minimum viable product with core route optimization for the pilot region
   • CA milestone report summarizing the algorithm's performance
   • DA proof of concept run offline on historical data
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4. 13application · medium

   A retail company wants to test whether a new recommendation algorithm can increase average order value by at least 5% before committing to a full integration with its e-commerce platform. The data science team has a small sample of historical transaction data and needs to validate the approach quickly with minimal engineering effort. What should the team deliver first?

   • AA proof of concept demonstrating the algorithm achieves the target on historical data
   • BA minimal viable product deployed to production for a subset of users
   • CA data governance policy defining how the recommendation data will be used
   • DA milestone report showing project progress against the original schedule
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5. 14foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?

   • ATo protect financial data of California residents
   • BTo give California residents more control over their personal information
   • CTo require all businesses to store data in California
   • DTo regulate the use of health information in California
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6. 15foundation · easy

   What is the key characteristic of informed consent in the context of data collection?

   • AThe data subject understands what data is collected and how it will be used
   • BThe data subject is not informed about the data collection
   • CThe data subject is required to consent to all data collection
   • DThe data subject gives consent without any explanation
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