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The College Board Data Scientist Interview Questions

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Product SenseStart here. 3 questions · ~24 min
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Metrics3 questions · ~24 min
Dashboard to Detect Performance DropsMedium

Tests KPI selection and early-warning metric design for education performance monitoring.

KPILeading IndicatorsDiagnosisThe College Board
Diagnose Registration Drop After ChangeMedium

Tests root-cause analysis using instrumentation, segmentation, and funnel reasoning.

Funnel Analysisrollout decisionDiagnosisThe College Board
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Statistics & Probability5 questions · ~40 min
Central Limit Theorem for District AveragesMedium

Tests understanding of sampling distributions and how they support inference on aggregated scores.

DistributionsSamplingCentral Limit TheoremThe College Board
Type I vs Type II ErrorsEasy

Tests ability to map statistical error types to real education decision-making.

BiasHypothesis TestingP-ValuesThe College Board
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A/B Testing & Experimentation6 questions · ~48 min
Estimate Fee-Waiver Impact Without RCTHard

Tests causal inference approaches for policy evaluation under non-random assignment.

experiment designCausal InferenceGuardrail MetricsThe College Board
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~80 min
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More topics3 questions · ~24 min
Predicting First-Year College GPAMedium

Tests supervised modeling choices and validation strategy for education outcome prediction.

Cross-ValidationRegressionSupervised LearningThe College Board
Join Choice and Analysis BiasMedium

Tests SQL join semantics and ability to prevent systematic bias in education analytics.

BiasJoinsdata integrityThe College Board
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