Predictive Analytics

question 20

Multiple Choice

Predictive analytics:

• A) summarizes data into meaningful charts and reports that can be standardized or customized.
• B) identifies the best alternatives to minimize or maximize an objective.
• C) uses data to determine a course of action to be executed in a given situation.
• D) detects patterns in historical data and extrapolates them forward in time.

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Definitions:

Expiration Date

The specific date after which a product is considered no longer usable or effective, often found on perishable goods and medications.

Convertible Bonds

Bonds that can be converted into a predetermined number of the issuing company's shares, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

Conversion Value

The financial worth of a convertible security if it is converted into a different form, usually shares of the company's common stock.

Straight Bond Value

The value of a bond that pays fixed interest payments and does not have any additional features such as convertibility or callable options.