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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 10 questions · ~83 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 TradeoffCommonwealth Bank of Australia
Bias-Variance Tradeoff in PracticeMedium

Explain the bias-variance tradeoff and how it guides model choice, regularization, and generalization performance.

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationCommonwealth Bank of Australia
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A/B Testing & Experimentation4 questions · ~33 min
Pitfalls in Streaming Experiment AnalysisHard

Identify major online experiment pitfalls and explain how they can bias results in a streaming product A/B test.

Network InterferenceNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchCommonwealth Bank of Australia
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Product Sense4 questions · ~33 min
Prioritize Competing User RequestsMedium

Approach for deciding which user problem to solve first when multiple requests compete.

Feature PrioritizationUser NeedsProduct VisionCommonwealth Bank of Australia
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Metrics4 questions · ~33 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 SeriesCommonwealth Bank of Australia
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Behavioral & Leadership19 questions · ~159 min
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More topics5 questions · ~42 min
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsCommonwealth Bank of Australia
Testing a Conversion Rate DropMedium

Explain how to test whether an observed 5% conversion rate drop is statistically significant in an experiment or before-after comparison.

Hypothesis TestingData AnalysisStatistical SignificanceCommonwealth Bank of Australia
Choosing Model Evaluation TechniquesEasy

Explain how you evaluate models using the right metrics, validation strategy, and error analysis for the problem.

PrecisionAccuracyRecallCommonwealth Bank of Australia
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