Correct answers:
1. d
7. c
13. a
19. b
2. a
8. a
14. c
20. d
3. b
9. a
15. c
21. a
4. d
10. b
16. d
22. c
5. d
11. d
17. b
23. a
6. c
12. c
18. d
24. b
(Note: None of these questions will appear in any CAP® examination. These sample questions are presented
to candidates to demonstrate the format of questions that will be included in the actual exams.)
Distribution of sample questions per domain
Domain I: Business Problem Framing
Questions 6, 8, 10, 12
Domain II: Analytics Problem Framing
Questions 7, 14, 16, 20
Domain III: Data
Questons 1, 2, 5, 23, 24
Domain IV: Methodology (Approach) Selection
Questions 3, 4, 9, 11
Domain V: Model Building
Questions 13, 15, 18, 21
Domain VI: Deployment
Questions 17, 22
Domain VII: Model Lifecycle Management
Question 19
References
INFORMS subject matter experts compiled the following list of key references that may help you prepare
for the CAP® exam.
Domain I – Business Problem (Question) Framing
Kirkwood CW (1997) Strategic Decision Making: Multiobjective Decision Analysis with Spreadsheets
(Duxbury Press, Pacific Grove, CA).
Domain II – Analytics Problem Framing
Albright SC, Winston W, Zappe C (2011) Data Analysis and Decision Making, 4th ed.
(South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason, OH).
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