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Amazon Exam MLS-C01 Topic 4 Question 101 Discussion

Actual exam question for Amazon's MLS-C01 exam
Question #: 101
Topic #: 4
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A data scientist is building a forecasting model for a retail company by using the most recent 5 years of sales records that are stored in a data warehouse. The dataset contains sales records for each of the company's stores across five commercial regions The data scientist creates a working dataset with StorelD. Region. Date, and Sales Amount as columns. The data scientist wants to analyze yearly average sales for each region. The scientist also wants to compare how each region performed compared to average sales across all commercial regions.

Which visualization will help the data scientist better understand the data trend?

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Suggested Answer: D

The best visualization for this task is to create a bar plot, faceted by year, of average sales for each region and add a horizontal line in each facet to represent average sales. This way, the data scientist can easily compare the yearly average sales for each region with the overall average sales and see the trends over time. The bar plot also allows the data scientist to see the relative performance of each region within each year and across years. The other options are less effective because they either do not show the yearly trends, do not show the overall average sales, or do not group the data by region.

References:

pandas.DataFrame.groupby --- pandas 2.1.4 documentation

pandas.DataFrame.plot.bar --- pandas 2.1.4 documentation

Matplotlib - Bar Plot - Online Tutorials Library


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Xuan
1 months ago
Personally, I'd go with option D. It's clean, it's clear, and it gives the data scientist exactly what they need to understand the regional sales trends. Can't go wrong with that.
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Nicholle
2 days ago
I agree, option D is the way to go. It will definitely help the data scientist understand the yearly sales trends for each region.
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Johnna
3 days ago
Yeah, option D seems like the most straightforward way to analyze the data. It's important to have a clear visualization.
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Jovita
5 days ago
I think option D is the best choice too. It provides a clear comparison of regional sales trends.
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Devora
1 months ago
Haha, option A with the extra bar in each facet to represent the average? That's like a visual dad joke. I mean, it might work, but it seems a little gimmicky.
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Dorthy
9 days ago
Walker: That could make it easier to compare regions. Good point.
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Latrice
18 days ago
Maybe option B would be a better choice with colored bars by region.
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Walker
19 days ago
Yeah, it does seem like a visual dad joke.
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Dean
1 months ago
I think option A is a bit gimmicky with the extra bar for average sales.
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Tenesha
2 months ago
I agree with Joseph, option D seems like the most straightforward way to get the insights the data scientist is looking for. Plus, the horizontal line to represent the overall average is a nice touch.
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Luis
30 days ago
Definitely, the horizontal line will make it easier to see how each region performed relative to the average.
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Berry
1 months ago
I agree, having the average sales for each region compared to the overall average will provide a clear comparison.
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Cassi
1 months ago
I think option D is the best choice for visualizing the data trend.
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Marvel
2 months ago
I think option D is the most suitable as it shows average sales for each region faceted by year, providing a clear comparison.
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Phuong
2 months ago
Hmm, I'm not sure. Option B looks like it could be useful too, with the bar plot colored by region and faceted by year. That might help the data scientist see how each region is trending over time compared to the others.
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Amira
27 days ago
True, Option B could provide a clear comparison of how each region is performing compared to the others.
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Stefany
29 days ago
But Option B also seems interesting, with the bar plot colored by region to compare performance across regions.
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Lauran
30 days ago
I agree, Option A seems like a good choice to analyze yearly average sales for each store.
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Sarina
1 months ago
I think Option A could work well, with the bar plot faceted by year for each store.
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Joseph
2 months ago
I think option D is the way to go. It'll give a clear visualization of the yearly average sales for each region, with the added horizontal line to show the overall average. This should make it easy to spot any regions that are performing above or below the average.
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Dorthy
1 months ago
Yeah, I think having the yearly average sales for each region with the overall average line will provide a good comparison.
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Clorinda
2 months ago
I agree, option D seems like the best choice for this analysis.
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Barney
2 months ago
I prefer option C because it focuses on average sales for each region, which is more relevant for comparison.
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Truman
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe option B is better as it shows average sales for each store colored by region.
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Margery
2 months ago
I think option A is the best choice because it shows average sales for each store faceted by year.
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