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University of Pennsylvania Data Scientist Interview Questions

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 3 questions · ~25 min
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Statistics & Probability4 questions · ~33 min
Interpreting P Values in TestingEasy

Explain what a p-value means in hypothesis testing and how it relates to statistical significance.

Hypothesis TestingStatistical SignificanceP-ValuesUniversity of Pennsylvania
Explaining Confidence IntervalsEasy

Explain what a confidence interval means and how to communicate it to a non-technical stakeholder.

Confidence IntervalsHypothesis TestingCommunicationUniversity of Pennsylvania
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SQL & Data Manipulation7 questions + 3 drills · ~88 min
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~83 min
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More topics6 questions · ~50 min
Data Quality and Schema EvolutionMedium

Approach for handling schema changes and data quality checks in a high-volume data lake pipeline.

schema evolutionData ModelingQualityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Validate Results Before PresentingMedium

Explain how to validate model results before presenting them, including stability checks, calibration, uncertainty, and error review.

Cross-ValidationCalibrationAccuracyUniversity of Pennsylvania
Diagnose KPI Drop After ReleaseMedium

Diagnose a post-release KPI drop by separating instrumentation issues from real behavior changes and tracing the problem through the metric hierarchy.

KPILeading IndicatorsDiagnosisUniversity of Pennsylvania
Evaluating Predictive Model UseMedium

Tests model evaluation, suitability assessment, and awareness of clinical or academic constraints.

model trainingModel EvaluationSupervised LearningUniversity of Pennsylvania
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