Describe the types of computer support that can be used for structured, semistructured,
and unstructured decisions.
An ________ shell is a type of development tool that has built-in inference capabilities
and a user interface, and is specifically designed for ES development.
For Web 2.0 collaborative Web sites, RSS technology is used to rapidly notify users of
content ________.
Historically, management information systems (MIS) departments have focused on
capturing, storing, managing, and reporting ________ knowledge.
Knowledge is dynamic; thus, an organization must continually refresh its knowledge
base to maintain it as a source of competitive ________.
Organizations using BI systems are typically seeking to ________ the gap between the
organization’s current and desired performance.
The ________ perspective of the organization suggested by the balanced scorecard
focuses on business processes and how well they are running.
What are the differences between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio data? Give
examples.
In the terrorist funding case study, an observed price ________ may be related to
income tax avoidance/evasion, money laundering, or terrorist financing.
Simulation is not strictly a type of model; models generally represent reality, whereas
simulation typically ________ it.
Six Sigma rests on a simple performance improvement model known as DMAIC. What
are the steps involved?
Collaborative filtering is usually done by building a user-item ratings matrix where each
row represents a unique user and each column gives the individual item rating made by
the user. The resultant matrix is a dynamic, sparse matrix with a huge ________.
After an ES system is built, it must be evaluated in a two-step process. The second step,
________, ensures that the system can solve the problem correctly.
List five reasons for the growing popularity of data mining in the business world.
List and describe four categories of models. Give examples in each category.
In the popular Corvid ES shell, ________ define the major factors considered in
problem solving.
Utility ________ is a modeling method for handling multiple goals.
In the security domain, one of the largest and most prominent text mining applications
is the highly classified ECHELON surveillance system. What is ECHELON assumed to
be capable of doing?