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Smartsheet Data Analyst Interview Questions

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

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MetricsStart here. 3 questions · ~26 min
Measure Onboarding Cohort Retention LiftHard

Use cohort analysis to determine whether Splice’s new onboarding improves long-term retention versus only lifting early activation.

RetentionDiagnosisSmartsheet
Investigate User Engagement DeclineMedium

Investigate a 15% engagement decline by decomposing the metric, isolating root causes, and proposing actions.

RetentionDiagnosisEngagement MetricsSmartsheet
Dashboard for Tool AdoptionMedium

Tests metric selection, KPI design, and dashboard structure for measuring product adoption and impact.

adoptionKPIdashboardingSmartsheet
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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions + 2 drills · ~81 min
NULLs in Aggregate MetricsEasy

Explain how PostgreSQL aggregate functions treat NULL values and when to use COALESCE to control results.

null handlingCase WhenAggregationsSmartsheet
Ranking Trial Results with Window FunctionsEasy

Explain how RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), and ROW_NUMBER() differ when ordering tied clinical trial results.

Window FunctionsRankingData WranglingSmartsheet
Difference Between WHERE and HAVING ClausesEasy

Explain the differences between WHERE and HAVING clauses in SQL and when to use each.

JoinsData WranglingAggregationsSmartsheet
Calculate 30-Day User RetentionHard
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Use CTEs, joins, and date filtering to calculate 30-day retention by signup cohort from login and feature usage data.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsCurefitIndeedTikTok
Top Credit Score Applicants by StateMedium
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Identify the highest-credit-score 5% of applicants within each state using percentiles and window ranking.

Window FunctionsJoinsRankingAmerican Credit Acceptance
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~44 min
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Data Cleaning in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for cleaning and preparing raw data inside an ETL pipeline.

Data WranglingETLQualitySmartsheet
Handling Imbalanced ClassificationMedium

Tests your approach to imbalanced classification and practical modeling choices.

ClassificationSmartsheet
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