DA0-002 Data Acquisition and Preparation Practice Question
A marketing team wants to analyze customer sentiment from social media posts. Which data acquisition method is most appropriate?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Web scraping from public social media APIs
Web scraping from public social media APIs allows direct access to public posts for sentiment analysis, which is exactly what the marketing team needs. Option A is wrong because internal databases typically do not contain social media data. Option B is wrong because physical sensors are unrelated to social media sentiment. Option D is wrong because survey questionnaires are not real-time and do not capture existing social media posts.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Internal database query
Why it's wrong here
Internal databases do not contain social media data.
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Physical sensor data
Why it's wrong here
Physical sensors are unrelated.
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Web scraping from public social media APIs
Why this is correct
Allows direct access to public posts for sentiment analysis.
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Survey questionnaire
Why it's wrong here
Surveys are not real-time from social media.
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