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Advance Programs Research Analyst Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 3 questions + 3 drills · ~54 min
Vaccine Database DesignHard

Evaluates your ability to design a data model and database structure for public health tracking.

database designAdvance Programs
Parse Text From a PDFHard

Evaluates your approach to extracting and structuring text from PDFs using programming concepts.

data parsingtechnical skillsAdvance Programs
Approach to Raw DatasetsHard

Evaluates your end-to-end data analysis approach from ingestion to insights.

Data AnalysisAdvance Programs
Top Users by Recent Transaction VolumeMedium
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Find the top 3 users by completed transaction volume in the last 30 days using joins and aggregation.

Data Analysisquery optimizationsqlTTier 1 BankRevolutChime
Monthly Retention Cohort AnalysisHard
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Build monthly signup cohorts with CTEs and joins to calculate month 0-2 retention for a self-serve product.

Data Analysisuser retentionCohort AnalysisRed VenturesBILLOpenAI
Flag Suspicious Driver Signup ClustersHard
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Use CTEs, joins, aggregations, and CASE logic to flag Lyft driver accounts with suspicious early activity patterns.

fraud detectionData AnalysisRisk ManagementLyft
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Behavioral & Leadership45 questions · ~360 min
Learning a New Tool FastEasy

Tests learning agility under delivery pressure, with emphasis on ownership, prioritization, and adapting quickly to unfamiliar technical work.

learning agilityinitiativeadaptabilityAdvance Programs
Prioritizing Competing DeadlinesEasy

Tests prioritization under pressure, including trade-off judgment, stakeholder communication, and ownership of outcomes.

OwnershipDealing With AmbiguityPrioritizationAdvance Programs
Working Through Team ConflictMedium

Assesses conflict resolution, communication, and ownership when collaborating with a difficult teammate under delivery pressure.

Conflict ResolutionteamworkcollaborationAdvance Programs
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Standard Deviation vs Standard ErrorMedium

Evaluates statistical understanding relevant to interpreting research results.

statisticsAdvance Programs
Funding Problem StrategyHard

Evaluates strategic thinking about funding constraints and practical approaches to support research.

Problem SolvingAdvance Programs

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