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University of Chicago Data Scientist Interview Questions

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 10 questions · ~90 min
YoY Research Grants by DepartmentMedium
Practice

Calculate year-over-year awarded grant growth by department using yearly aggregation and a self-join.

Date FunctionsJoinsAggregationsUniversity of Chicago
Rank Departments with Window FunctionsMedium
Practice

Rank University of Chicago departments by year-over-year external research grant growth using CTEs and window functions.

Window FunctionsRankingRunning TotalsUniversity of Chicago
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Statistics & Probability10 questions · ~90 min
Variance in Risk AnalysisEasy

Explain variance as a measure of dispersion and why higher variance signals greater uncertainty in risk analysis.

CorrelationVarianceExpected ValueUniversity of Chicago
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Machine Learning10 questions · ~90 min
Tune Model HyperparametersMedium

Choose hyperparameters for a supervised model using cross-validation and regularization tradeoffs.

Hyperparameter TuningCross-ValidationRegularizationUniversity of Chicago
Feature Engineering for Predictive ModelsMedium

Explain how to choose, transform, and validate features for a predictive model using a structured ML workflow.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringSupervised LearningUniversity of Chicago
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Model Evaluation9 questions · ~81 min
Interpret a Confusion MatrixEasy

Explain what a confusion matrix shows and how to read it for precision and recall.

Confusion MatrixPrecisionAccuracyUniversity of Chicago
Choose a Classification ThresholdMedium

Choose a decision threshold for a classifier using precision, recall, calibration, and confusion matrix tradeoffs.

Confusion MatrixPrecisionThreshold TuningUniversity of Chicago
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Pipelines9 questions · ~81 min
ETL vs ELT Trade-offsEasy

Compare ETL and ELT, and explain when ELT is the better pipeline pattern.

ETLELTData ModelingUniversity of Chicago
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