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Data Analysis and Insight Generation Questions

Ability to convert raw data into clear, evidence based business insights and prioritized recommendations. Candidates should demonstrate end to end analytical thinking including data cleaning and validation, exploratory analysis, summary statistics, distributions, aggregations, pivot tables, time series and trend analysis, segmentation and cohort analysis, anomaly detection, and interpretation of relationships between metrics. This topic covers hypothesis generation and validation, basic statistical testing, controlled experiments and split testing, sensitivity and robustness checks, and sense checking results against domain knowledge. It emphasizes connecting metrics to business outcomes, defining success criteria and measurement plans, synthesizing quantitative and qualitative evidence, and prioritizing recommendations based on impact feasibility risk and dependencies. Practical communication skills are assessed including charting dashboards crafting concise narratives and tailoring findings to non technical and technical stakeholders, along with documenting next steps experiments and how outcomes will be measured.

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Explain how you would perform a sensitivity analysis for the result of a pricing A/B test where the effect on revenue is marginal and sample sizes are moderate. Include how you'd vary assumptions and what thresholds would change your recommendation.
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Case study: Your team launched a 'freemium feature' that increased engagement but did not increase paid conversions after 2 months. Using both quantitative and qualitative evidence, craft a short (3-paragraph) recommendation to senior leadership on next steps. Include potential experiments and success metrics.
MediumTechnical
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Write an SQL query (ANSI SQL) to compute 7-day rolling retention rate for new users. Use table users_events(user_id, event_name, occurred_at) and assume 'signup' and 'return' events. Return cohort_date, day_number (0-6), retention_rate.Explain assumptions about defining 'return'.
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Define and distinguish between leading and lagging product metrics. For an e-commerce mobile app, provide three examples of leading metrics and three lagging metrics, explain why each is leading or lagging, and describe one business decision you might make based on each type.
EasyTechnical
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Create a short plan for running a qualitative study (user interviews) to complement quantitative analytics showing high drop-off in onboarding for a specific cohort. Include recruitment criteria, question guide topics, and how you'd combine findings with quantitative data to form recommendations.

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