CompTIA Data+ (DA0-001) — Question 29

An analyst is required to run a text analysis of data that is found in articles from a digital news outlet. Which of the following would be the BEST technique for the analyst to apply to acquire the data?

Answer options

• A. Web scraping
• B. Sampling
• C. Data wrangling
• D. ETL

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Web scraping, as it allows the analyst to automatically extract data from web pages directly. The other options, such as Sampling, Data wrangling, and ETL, do not specifically address the need to gather data from online articles.