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Splunk Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Machine LearningStart here. 5 questions · ~43 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 TradeoffSplunk
Handling Missing Data in MLMedium

Explain practical strategies for handling missing data and how to validate that the chosen approach improves model performance.

Feature EngineeringData WranglingSupervised LearningSplunk
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Metrics3 questions · ~26 min
First Checks for Metric DropsEasy

Outline the first checks to diagnose a sudden drop in a core product metric, starting with data quality, scope, and decomposition.

Lagging IndicatorsLeading IndicatorsDiagnosisSplunk
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~61 min
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More topics8 questions · ~70 min
Compare Weekly User Activity TrendsMedium
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Aggregate user activity by week, then use LAG to compare sessions and watch time versus the prior active week.

Window FunctionsLag/LeadDate FunctionsSplunk
Evaluating Observed Lift SignificanceMedium

Explain how to test whether an observed experiment lift is real using hypothesis testing, p-values, and confidence intervals.

Confidence IntervalsStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesSplunk
Define Metrics for New FeaturesMedium

Define a success metric for a new feature that captures real user value, not just raw usage.

MetricsFeature Prioritizationuser valueSplunk
Pitfalls in Streaming Experiment AnalysisHard

Identify major online experiment pitfalls and explain how they can bias results in a streaming product A/B test.

Network InterferenceNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchSplunk
Explain Core Classification MetricsEasy

Explain precision, recall, F1-score, and ROC-AUC for a classification model.

F1 ScorePrecisionAUC-ROCSplunk
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