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WD Data Scientist Interview Questions

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A/B Testing & ExperimentationStart here. 4 questions · ~40 min
Explain a P-Value in Plain LanguageHard

Explain a p-value in everyday language and distinguish statistical significance from practical importance.

experiment designMDEprimary metricsWWD
Handling Inconclusive Experiment ResultsHard

Explain how to diagnose inconclusive results, assess power and MDE, and decide whether to iterate, extend, or stop.

Decision Makingexperiment designMDEWWD
Assessing Statistical SignificanceHard

Explain how to select, execute, and interpret statistical significance tests for A/B test results.

experiment designGuardrail MetricsData AnalysisWWD
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~40 min
Where You See YourselfEasy

Tests career ownership, adaptability, realistic ambition, and alignment with the role.

career goalsadaptabilityaccountabilityWWD
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More topics4 questions · ~40 min
Rolling Average SQL for Test ResultsMedium
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Calculate 30-day rolling test averages for TÜV SÜD facilities using joins and a time-based window function.

sql queryTime SeriesWWD
Diagnosing a Sudden Metric DropHard

Diagnose a sudden 20% KPI decline by validating measurement, decomposing drivers, and separating real behavior changes from data issues.

analyticsKPIdiagnostic processWWD
Define Feature Success MetricsMedium

Framework for choosing a feature's primary success metric and guardrails before launch.

MetricsFeature PrioritizationProduct VisionWWD
Optimize Slow Queries on Large DataMedium
Practice

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

Performance Tuningdatabase optimizationdatabase managementWWD

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