A Trainee Data Analyst for a Large Social Media Company

question 12

Multiple Choice

A trainee data analyst for a large social media company, which has falling site usage, has just completed a study into factors that affect site users' satisfaction levels. However, he finds only one statistically significant factor, which he includes in his report but he deliberately, omits the other six non-significant findings. What is the term for what the data analyst has done?

• A)p-hacking
• B)HARKing
• C)Meta analysis
• D)Bayesian analysis

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information, and also involved in memory and speech.

Parietal Lobe

One of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex, playing a key role in processing sensory information such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Thin Stripes

Thin stripes are regions within the visual cortex that specialize in processing color information.

Thick Stripes

Thick stripes refer to bands of neurons in the visual cortex that are involved in processing motion detected by the visual system.