Your question is Explain Model Choice Clearly. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
You are discussing a past machine learning project or a published paper where you had to choose one model or statistical approach over others. The interviewer wants to hear how you justified that choice, not just what you picked.
How would you explain exactly why you chose a specific model or statistical approach in a past project or published paper?