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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Data Scientist Interview Questions

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 5 questions · ~43 min
When to Prefer Quasi-ExperimentsHard

Decide when randomization is infeasible or invalid and when a quasi-experiment is the better causal design.

ExperimentationCausal InferenceA/B TestingJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Common Pitfalls in Experiment ResultsHard

Identify the main pitfalls that can distort A/B test interpretation and explain how to guard against them.

PeekingNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Product Sense3 questions · ~26 min
Metric Suite for Monitoring SuccessMedium

Evaluates your ability to define metrics that measure reliability and operational success.

success metricsJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Statistics & Probability6 questions · ~51 min
Multiple Hypothesis SignificanceMedium

Assesses your approach to controlling false positives across multiple tests.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Validating Distribution FitMedium

Assesses your ability to check distributional assumptions before applying parametric methods.

data validationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~51 min
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More topics4 questions · ~34 min
Compare Monthly User Retention CohortsMedium
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Calculate month-1 retention for January vs February signup cohorts using joins, date filtering, and aggregation.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Choosing Precedence Between SignalsMedium

Assesses your ability to interpret conflicting metric movements and prioritize the right signal.

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Root Cause for Metric DropMedium

Tests your structured debugging and root-cause analysis for production metric regressions.

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