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University of Washington Data Scientist Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a University of Washington Data Scientist interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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PipelinesStart here. 3 questions · ~25 min
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Statistics & Probability4 questions · ~33 min
Mean and Standard Deviation BasicsEasy

Compute the mean and standard deviation of a dataset, and distinguish the sample standard deviation from the population version.

DistributionsVarianceExpected ValueUniversity of Washington
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Machine Learning3 questions · ~25 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 TradeoffUniversity of Washington
Feature Selection TechniquesMedium

Tests feature selection strategy and understanding of bias-variance tradeoffs.

Cross-ValidationFeature EngineeringRegularizationUniversity of Washington
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Behavioral & Leadership7 questions · ~57 min
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More topics5 questions · ~41 min
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 MismatchUniversity of Washington
UW Product Metrics and DropsMedium

Tests metric design, instrumentation thinking, and root-cause analysis for metric regressions.

North Star MetricKPIsDiagnosisUniversity of Washington
Data Cleaning ApproachEasy

Tests your practical data quality workflow and handling of common data issues.

Data WranglingCase WhenAggregationsUniversity of Washington
Your Data Science BackgroundEasy

Tests your overall fit for the Data Scientist role and the scope of your prior work.

User NeedsUse CasesUniversity of Washington
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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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