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Citizens Data Scientist Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 2 drills · ~54 min
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Product Sense3 questions · ~25 min
Reducing Customer ChurnMedium

Tests problem framing, modeling strategy, and how you translate results into retention actions.

User NeedsUse CasesProduct VisionCitizens
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Machine Learning4 questions · ~34 min
Explain an Implemented ML AlgorithmMedium

Tests depth of ML knowledge and ability to describe implementation details and tradeoffs.

Hyperparameter TuningCross-ValidationSupervised LearningCitizens
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Statistics & Probability4 questions · ~34 min
Core Stats and ProbabilityEasy

Tests foundational understanding needed to reason about data, uncertainty, and models.

VarianceExpected ValueConditional ProbabilityCitizens
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Behavioral & Leadership12 questions · ~101 min
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More topics5 questions · ~42 min
Experimentation PitfallsHard

Tests understanding of A/B testing validity and ability to diagnose common experiment failures.

Network InterferenceNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchCitizens
Diagnose a Metric Drop After LaunchMedium

Investigate why a key KPI moved the wrong way after a product change and separate signal from noise.

Lagging IndicatorsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisCitizens
Choosing Classification Evaluation MetricsEasy

Explain which classification metrics to use and how metric choice depends on the business objective and error tradeoffs.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallCitizens
Design a Feature-Concept A/B StudyHard

Design an A/B test to compare two feature concepts, including hypothesis, metrics, power, and a pre-registered decision rule.

ExperimentationGuardrail MetricsA/B TestingCitizens
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