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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 4 questions · ~35 min
Design and Reflect on A/B TestMedium

Describe an A/B test you ran, what question it answered, how you measured success, and what you learned from the results.

ExperimentationGuardrail MetricsA/B TestingCCoursera
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Statistics & Probability3 questions · ~26 min
Interpreting P Values in TestingEasy

Explain what a p-value means in hypothesis testing and how it relates to statistical significance.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesCCoursera
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Product Sense3 questions · ~26 min
Hypothesis on Course Length and ConversionsMedium

Evaluates product sense and analytical reasoning around experimentation constraints.

product metricsHypothesis TestingCCoursera
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~35 min
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More topics6 questions · ~53 min
Running Total and User RankingMedium
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Calculate user revenue running totals and daily rankings using PostgreSQL window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsData ManipulationCCoursera
Investigate Metric DropMedium

Diagnose a below-expectations product metric drop using decomposition, guardrails, and experiment checks.

metric selectionDiagnosiskpi hierarchyCCoursera
Regression Assumptions and ClassificationMedium

Assesses machine learning foundations and model selection criteria.

linear regressionCCoursera
Searchability Indexing with Hybrid LearningHard

Tests system design and ML approach for a Coursera-scale search feature.

Machine LearningCCoursera
Programming Language PreferenceEasy

Assesses technical fundamentals and practical tooling choices for data work.

technical skillsCCoursera
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