Quiz: Analyzing, Organizing and Deciding

Pass mark: 70%. You can retry as many times as you need.

1 Léa must write a one-page briefing on a regulation affecting her company. An assistant gives her a summary with three references. What should she do before using them? Single answer Cite them as given, since the summary looks well structured. Ask the assistant whether the references are real and trust its answer. Remove the dates so nobody can check them. Locate each source herself, read the relevant passage, check the date and cross-check important claims.

2 Which practices make a research briefing more reliable? (several answers) Multiple answers possible Generating the briefing only from sources you collected and checked Asking the assistant to add some statistics to make it more convincing Attaching a reference and date to each key finding Including a section on what remains uncertain or unknown

3 Julien needs a formula to total late invoices per client, but his export contains real client names and amounts. What is the best approach? Single answer Upload the whole export to whichever free tool answers fastest. Describe the columns with a few invented rows, ask for the formula and a test case, then test it on his own copy. Remove only the client names and keep all other columns, then upload to any tool. Avoid spreadsheets entirely and do all calculations by hand.

4 An assistant analyzes your sales table and states: "Sales fell 12% in the third quarter." What should you do? (several answers) Multiple answers possible Recompute the figure yourself in the spreadsheet Put it in the report since it was generated from your own data Check that the periods and categories compared are the same Ask what other explanations could fit the same data

5 Nadia wants to use an assistant to choose between two suppliers for a training program. Which approach is best? Single answer Ask which supplier is better and follow the answer. Ask for arguments in favor of the supplier she already prefers. Define criteria and weights, fill in facts from real quotes, ask the assistant to structure the comparison and challenge her choice, then decide herself. Let the assistant invent typical prices so the comparison can be completed quickly.