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Kikoff Data Scientist Interview Questions

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

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 8 questions + 1 drill · ~81 min
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Metrics6 questions · ~53 min
Diagnose Funnel Drop-OffMedium

Analyze where users drop off in a product funnel and identify the biggest conversion leak.

AARRR FrameworkFunnel AnalysisConversion RateKikoff
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Product Sense6 questions · ~53 min
Prioritize With Limited ResourcesMedium

Framework for deciding what to build first when resources are constrained and trade-offs are unavoidable.

Feature PrioritizationUser NeedsMVPKikoff
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A/B Testing & Experimentation4 questions · ~35 min
Choose Randomization Unit for Campaign TestHard

Design a campaign experiment by choosing the right randomization unit and checking power, interference, and guardrails.

Network InterferenceExperimentationA/B TestingKikoff
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Statistics & Probability7 questions · ~62 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-ValuesKikoff
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Machine Learning3 questions · ~27 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 TradeoffKikoff
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More topics8 questions · ~71 min
Handling Missing Data in PipelinesMedium

Approach for handling missing data in an ML data pipeline, including validation, imputation, and safe downstream consumption.

InfrastructureETLBatch ProcessingKikoff
Choosing Model Evaluation TechniquesEasy

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

PrecisionAccuracyRecallKikoff
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