Homework Assignment \#1 Date: 1/11/2017 Instructions: Respond to each question (below) with, at least, 500 words per question. When complete, submit by Sunday 11:59PM via Turnitin. Context for Question 1: Williams Sonoma Reading: "We start with a creative idea, test it, prove that it works, and then roll it out." MIT Sloan Reading: ...experimentation-based approaches emphasize less- specific early planning, good-enough requirements, and experimental and evolutionary design..." MIT Sloan Reading: "Many of the analytics project managers we spoke to consider experimentation fundamental to the learning process." Davenport \& Harris Reading: Any true analytical competitor wants to have a series of experiments and evidence documenting the value of the approach and the prove-it path helps the organization accumulate that empirical evidence." (p116) Question 1: Drawing upon the sample quotes above and others from the readings, why is an experimentation perspective essential to integrating business analytics into an organization