Objective 1.2 Understand Challenges CERTIFIED-DATA-SCIENCE-PRACTITIONER Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A multinational corporation is building a global HR analytics platform that will process employee data from multiple countries, including EU member states. The data science team wants to centralize the data in a single data lake for analysis. The legal team has identified GDPR as the primary regulation for EU employee data. What is the most important governance consideration?

   • AObtain consent from all employees before processing their data
   • BEstablish clear data governance policies that define data ownership, access controls, and lawful bases for processing across all regions
   • CAnonymize all employee data before centralizing it
   • DStore all data in the EU to simplify compliance
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2. 17application · medium

   A US healthcare provider wants to build a predictive model for patient readmission risk using electronic health records (EHR) that include patient names, diagnoses, and treatment histories. The data science team plans to store the data in a shared analytics environment. What is the primary compliance requirement the team must address?

   • AObtain consent from each patient before using their data
   • BStore the data only on-premises to ensure compliance
   • CAnonymize the data and publish it publicly
   • DEnsure the data is de-identified or protected under a HIPAA-compliant framework
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4. 18application · medium

   A multinational company operates in the EU, the US (including California), and other regions. It is building a global customer analytics platform that will process personal data from customers in all regions. What is the most important consideration for the data science team?

   • AThe platform must comply with the most restrictive applicable regulation for each data subject
   • BThe platform must delete all data after 30 days to comply with all regulations
   • CThe platform must obtain consent from every customer worldwide
   • DThe platform must store all data in the US to simplify compliance
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5. 19expert · hard

   A health and fitness app company wants to use user health data (e.g., heart rate, sleep patterns) to build a personalized wellness model. The app is available in the EU and California. The company currently has a general privacy policy but no specific consent mechanism for health data. What is the most appropriate action?

   • AAnonymize the health data before collection
   • BCollect the data and allow users to opt out later
   • CImplement a clear, specific, and voluntary opt-in consent mechanism for health data collection and use
   • DRely on the general privacy policy as sufficient notice
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6. 20application · medium

   A data science team is considering using a new deep learning approach for image classification. They have a small labeled dataset and want to determine if the approach can achieve at least 90% accuracy before investing in more data collection and infrastructure. What should the team do?

   • ABuild a proof of concept using the small dataset to test feasibility
   • BBuild a minimum viable product and deploy it to production
   • CDefine a milestone for the project timeline
   • DCreate a data governance policy for the dataset
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