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    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2022/2023

    EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN


    DATA SCIENCE
    BDS 1101: PRINCIPLES OF DATA SCIENCE
    FULLTIME/ PART TIME/DISTANCE LEARNING
    ORDINARY EXAMINATION
    DATE: DECEMBER, 2023 TIME: 2 HOURS
    INSTRUCTIONS: Question One Is Compulsory, Choose Two Other Questions

    QUESTION ONE (20 MARKS) Compulsory

    a) You have been hired by Safari Telcom limited as an expert, to give a lecture to its staff
    on data science and the tasks in data science. You are required to explain the following.
    i. Give any two tools for data wrangling. (2 Marks)
    ii. Explain the data wrangling process with respect to data science. (2 Marks)
    iii. Describe any two known tools used for data cleaning. (2 Marks)
    iv. Describe two known ways for data blending using Python. (2 Marks)
    v. Differentiate between structured data and unstructured data. Provide an example
    in each case. (4 Marks)
    b) Describe four most commonly used algorithm by data scientist. (4 Marks)
    c) Explain the relationship between data science and machine learning.
    (4 Marks)

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    QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)
    a) Explain Big data, data science and data analytics, and hence suggest the relationship
    that exist amongst them, if any. (5 Marks)
    b) Justify why data scientists should comply to privacy and confidentiality of data.
    (5 Marks)
    c) “To ensure that data privacy is protected, data scientists must have a solid understanding
    of privacy laws and regulations, in the country they serve, as well as best practices for
    data handling and security”. Justify this statement. (5 Marks)

    QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)


    a) Discuss any three effective communication techniques for data analysts. (6 Marks)
    b) Discuss the six Steps in the data preparation process. (9 Marks)

    QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)


    a) Discuss the following with respect to data science and hence explain the main goal, in
    each case.
    i. Classification. (3 Marks)
    ii. Regression. (3 Marks)
    iii. Time series analysis. (3 Marks)
    b) Identify any four major data cleaning activities and suggest how you would resolve
    issues that may arise, as a data science expert. (6 Marks)

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