New York Times Data Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a New York Times Data Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 1 question + 3 drills · ~38 min

Explain common SQL-friendly ways to detect outliers and how to handle them without distorting downstream analysis.

Aggregate monthly sales by product category and use LAG to calculate month-over-month changes.

Compute top 10 customers by net sales using joins and aggregations, ordering by revenue with deterministic tie-breaking.

Find repeated non-null customer emails in Nagarro onboarding data using GROUP BY and HAVING.

Behavioral & Leadership2 questions · ~16 min

Assesses project ownership, prioritization, adaptability, and the ability to communicate measurable outcomes.

Explaining a Technical Concept ClearlyEasy

Tests communication, ownership, and stakeholder management when translating technical complexity into actionable business understanding.

Problem SolvingData Structurestechnical fundamentalsNNew York Times

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