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Talan Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Optimize Slow Queries on Large DataMedium
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Optimize a slow PostgreSQL query on a large dataset by choosing better filters, joins, and indexes.

Performance Tuningdatabase optimizationdatabase managementTTalan
Assess Feature Impact on EngagementHard

Assess whether a new feature changed user engagement using a clear metric definition, comparison design, and guardrails.

KPIsUser Needsfeature dashboardTTalan
Statistical Significance MethodsHard

Explain how to design, test, and validate analyses so statistical significance is reliable rather than a result of sampling noise or repeated testing.

Hypothesis TestingData AnalysisStatistical SignificanceTTalan
Balance Short-Term and Long-Term ValueHard

Explain how to optimize near-term product outcomes without sacrificing long-term user trust, retention, and value.

product metricsTrade-offsFeature PrioritizationTTalan
Pricing Page Experiment DesignHard

Design an end-to-end A/B test for a pricing page, including MDE, guardrails, analysis plan, and a ship decision.

Guardrail MetricsSample SizeA/B TestingTTalan
SQL Window Functions Rolling AverageMedium
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Calculate three-day rolling average sales by region using aggregation, joins, and PostgreSQL window functions.

Window FunctionssqlTTalan
Investigate Sudden KPI DropsHard

Build a structured process to validate, decompose, and explain a sudden KPI decline before recommending action.

analyticsFunnel AnalysisKPIsTTalan
Mitigating Experimentation PitfallsHard

Identify major online experimentation pitfalls and explain practical mitigations for SRM, network effects, peeking, and novelty.

experiment designNetwork InterferenceNetwork EffectsTTalan
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