Why Were Data Warehouses Created

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why were data warehouses created?

• A) Numbers and types of operational databases increased as businesses grew
• B) Many companies had information scattered across multiple systems with different formats
• C) Completing reporting requests from numerous operational systems took days or weeks
• D) All of the choices are correct

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Definitions:

Suicide Rates

are statistical measures that represent the number of suicide deaths in a given population during a specified period of time.

Death Seeker

A person who clearly intends to end his or her life at the time of a suicide attempt.

Death Darer

A person who is ambivalent about the wish to die even as he or she attempts suicide.

Shneidman

Edwin Shneidman, a pioneer in the field of suicidology, known for his work on understanding the psychologic aspects of suicide.