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Cogito Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Cogito Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 4 questions + 3 drills · ~63 min
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Machine Learning5 questions · ~41 min
Supervised vs Unsupervised LearningEasy

Explain how supervised and unsupervised learning differ, and ground the distinction in a practical ML example.

Unsupervised LearningFeature EngineeringBias-Variance TradeoffCogito
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A/B Testing & Experimentation3 questions · ~24 min
Marketing Campaign A/B Test DesignMedium

Design a marketing campaign experiment with a pre-registered metric plan, power calculation, and ship rule that respects guardrails.

ExperimentationHypothesis TestingA/B TestingCogito
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Product Sense3 questions · ~24 min
Define Feature Success MetricsMedium

Framework for choosing a feature's primary success metric and guardrails before launch.

MetricsFeature PrioritizationProduct VisionCogito
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Metrics3 questions · ~24 min
Investigate User Engagement DeclineMedium

Investigate a 15% engagement decline by decomposing the metric, isolating root causes, and proposing actions.

RetentionDiagnosisEngagement MetricsCogito
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Behavioral & Leadership9 questions · ~73 min
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More topics4 questions · ~33 min
Interpreting Significance in ExperimentsMedium

Explain statistical significance in experiments and how p-values and confidence intervals guide interpretation.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesCogito
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityCogito
Choosing Classification Evaluation MetricsEasy

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

PrecisionAccuracyRecallCogito
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