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Statistics & ProbabilityStart here. 5 questions · ~42 min
Statistical vs Practical SignificanceMedium

Explain why a statistically significant experiment result may still be too small to matter for product or business decisions.

Confidence IntervalsExperimentationHypothesis TestingRobert Slack
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Machine Learning9 questions · ~76 min
Bagging vs Boosting ExplainedMedium

Explain how bagging and boosting differ, and identify a representative algorithm for each ensemble method.

Ensemble Methodsmodel trainingSupervised LearningRobert Slack
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Model Evaluation4 questions · ~34 min
Explain AUC-ROCMedium

Evaluates your ability to explain ranking metrics and ROC behavior.

Robert Slack
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 2 drills · ~54 min
SQL Joins and When to UseEasy

Assesses SQL proficiency and ability to choose correct join types for data preparation.

Data ManipulationRobert Slack
Top Agents SQL QueryMedium
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Find the highest-volume real estate agents for each month and include all agents tied for first place.

Date FunctionsRankingGroup ByRobert Slack
Rolling Transaction SQL and RankingHard
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Calculate each user's 7-day rolling transaction average and daily spend rank using PostgreSQL window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRankingGGreen ExchangeAANT SolutionRakuten
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Behavioral & Leadership12 questions · ~101 min
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More topics6 questions · ~50 min
Define Feature Success MetricsMedium

Framework for choosing a feature's primary success metric and guardrails before launch.

MetricsFeature PrioritizationProduct VisionRobert Slack
Diagnose KPI Drop After ReleaseMedium

Diagnose a post-release KPI drop by separating instrumentation issues from real behavior changes and tracing the problem through the metric hierarchy.

KPILeading IndicatorsDiagnosisRobert Slack
A/B Testing With SeasonalityHard

Tests understanding of experiment validity under seasonality and correct statistical handling.

experiment designStatistical SignificanceseasonalityRobert Slack
Diagnose and Remediate Model DriftHard

Tests monitoring, root-cause analysis, and safe remediation for production model degradation.

remediationDiagnosisRobert Slack
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