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Alibaba Group Data Analyst Interview Questions

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MetricsStart here. 5 questions · ~49 min
Diagnose a Sudden DAU DropHard

Investigate whether an 8.2% DAU decline is driven by product breakage, logging issues, or normal seasonal patterns.

DAU/MAUDiagnosisTime SeriesAlibaba Group
Analyzing a 50% Salary DropMedium

Assesses your approach to diagnosing a sudden metric drop and validating hypotheses.

Data AnalysisAlibaba Group
Analyzing GMV DeclinesHard

Evaluates structured root-cause analysis for a major KPI decline using data at Alibaba Group.

AnalysisAlibaba Group
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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions · ~49 min
Optimizing Large Transaction Table JoinsHard

Explain how to tune a slow PostgreSQL query that joins several large transaction tables using indexes, join strategy, and partitioning.

JoinsperformancesqlAlibaba Group
Top Purchasing Categories QueryMedium
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Write a SQL query to find the top three purchasing categories for users who registered in the last thirty days at Alibaba Group. Use completed purchases w...

Date FunctionsJoinssqlAlibaba Group
Month-Over-Month Retention QueryHard
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Calculate next-month checking account retention for Chase customers with an online deposit during their first seven days.

sqlAlibaba Group
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Behavioral & Leadership8 questions · ~79 min
Inclusive Collaboration Across Time ZonesMedium

Tests inclusive collaboration across distributed teams, focusing on communication, stakeholder management, and deliberate operating mechanisms.

CommunicationteamworkcollaborationAlibaba Group
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More topics1 question · ~10 min
A/B Test for Taobao RecommendationsHard

Tests experiment design, metrics selection, and control of bias and confounding factors.

experiment designGuardrail Metricsprimary metricsAlibaba Group
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