Snapchat Statistics & Math Interview Questions

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Medium
Software Engineer

Explain median vs mean for L1/L2

Median vs. Mean Under L1 and L2 Loss, and the 2D Extension Explain, with intuition and a brief derivation, the relationship between the choice of loss...

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176 people solved
Sep 6, 2025
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Hard
Data Scientist

Derive logistic regression and thresholds

Logistic Regression Deep Dive (Binary Classification) Assume a binary classification setting with observations {(x_i, y_i)} for i=1..n, where x_i ∈ R^...

Statistics & Math
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78 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
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Easy
Data Scientist

Calculate Posterior Probability Using Bayes' Theorem Example

Bayes' Theorem: Spam-Flag Posterior You are evaluating a simple classifier that flags messages as spam. From historical data you know the spam prevale...

Statistics & Math
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127 people solved
Jul 12, 2025
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Medium
Data Scientist

Compute posterior spam risk from flags

A binary classifier flags spammy requesters. Last week the base rate of spam among all requesters was 12%. The classifier has true positive rate (TPR)...

Statistics & Math
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74 people solved
Oct 13, 2025
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Snapchat
Easy
Data Scientist

Compute expectations and test fairness for coin flips

You are analyzing repeated flips of a (possibly unfair) coin. Setup Let the probability of Heads be \(p\) (unknown in general). Assume flips are indep...

Statistics & Math
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95 people solved
Sep 1, 2025
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Snapchat
Medium
Data Scientist

How to Update Bayesian Model for Concept Drift?

How to Update Bayesian Model for Concept Drift? Beta–Binomial CTR Model: Prior, Likelihood, Posterior, Smoothing, Intervals, and Drift Context You are...

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280 people solved
Aug 4, 2025

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